Traditional Chinese Medicine Decreases the Stroke Risk of Systemic Corticosteroid Treatment in Dermatitis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between dermatitis and stroke. Systemic corticosteroid, the mainstay treatment for dermatitis, could enhance the atherosclerotic process. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for dermatitis to decrease the side effects of corticoste...

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Veröffentlicht in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Wen-Chi, Chen, Yung-Hsiang, Yang, Chung-Hsien, Shen, Jui-Lung, Chiang, Jen-Huai, Wu, Po-Yuan, Yen, Chia-Sung, Tsai, Kao-Sung, Chen, Huey-Yi
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Zusammenfassung:Epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between dermatitis and stroke. Systemic corticosteroid, the mainstay treatment for dermatitis, could enhance the atherosclerotic process. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for dermatitis to decrease the side effects of corticosteroid. However, the different stroke risk in dermatitis patients treated with systemic corticosteroid or TCM remains unclear. This study identified 235,220 dermatitis patients and same comorbidity matched subjects between 2000 and 2009 from database of NHRI in Taiwan. The two cohorts were followed until December 31, 2011. The primary outcome of interest was new diagnosis of stroke. The crude hazard ratio (HR) for future stroke among dermatitis patients treated with systemic corticosteroid was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.34–1.45; P
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2015/543517