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Efficacy and safety of low dose oral prednisolone as compared to pulse intravenous methylprednisolone in managing moderate severe Graves’ orbitopathy: A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: High dose oral prednisolone (100 mg/day) in Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is limited by lesser response, and greater side-effects compared to intravenous (iv) methylprednisolone. Low dose oral prednisolone has not been evaluated in GO. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of l...

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Autores principales: Roy, Ajitesh, Dutta, Deep, Ghosh, Sujoy, Mukhopadhyay, Pradip, Mukhopadhyay, Satinath, Chowdhury, Subhankar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25932389
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.152770