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2885462

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8548
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
10 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome whose respiratory failure due to Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was deteriorating rapidly had 7 days of intravenous methylprednisolone added to their antibiotic regimen. 8 similar patients were treated with antibiotic therapy alone. 9 of the 10 methylprednisolone-treated patients survived their episode of PCP, compared with 2 of the 8 conventionally treated patients. Clinical improvement was evident within 2 days of the start of steroid therapy, and in none of the 10 patients did clinical deterioration or recurrence of PCP occur on cessation of steroid therapy. In 1 steroid-treated patient disseminated herpes zoster developed 2 days after discontinuation of methylprednisolone. Methylprednisolone seems to be a useful adjunctive therapeutic agent for patients with AIDS in whom Pneumocystis carinii is the sole respiratory pathogen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1477-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial