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[Alternate-day prednisolone therapy in lung sarcoidosis (author's transl)]. 1976

E Barthel

Thirty patients with a biopsy-proven sarcoidosis of the lung (state I = 5, state II = 24, state III = 1 patient(s) were subjected to a primary alternate-day prednisolone therapy. After a treatment of 6 months all signs of sarcoidosis of state I and about two thirds of state II disappeared completely. In one third of the cases of state II (mainly broad focal and extensively infiltrative types of sarcoidosis as well as relapses the inflammatory changes in patients could be suppressed, but moderate fibrous residues remained. One case of progressive sarcoidosis of state III proved to be nearly resistant to therapy. Substantial side effects were not observed. Since the alternate-day prednisolone therapy is highly effective and nearly without any risk it is recommended to all patients with sarcoidosi needing therapy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008171	Lung Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG.	Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease
D008297	Male		Males
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D011239	Prednisolone	A glucocorticoid with the general properties of the corticosteroids. It is the drug of choice for all conditions in which routine systemic corticosteroid therapy is indicated, except adrenal deficiency states.	Di-Adreson-F,Predate,Predonine,Di Adreson F,DiAdresonF
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012507	Sarcoidosis	An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.	Besnier-Boeck Disease,Boeck's Sarcoid,Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann Syndrome,Boeck Disease,Boeck's Disease,Schaumann Disease,Schaumann Syndrome,Schaumann's Syndrome,Besnier Boeck Disease,Besnier Boeck Schaumann Syndrome,Boeck Sarcoid,Boecks Disease,Boecks Sarcoid,Disease, Schaumann,Sarcoid, Boeck's,Sarcoidoses,Schaumann's Syndromes,Syndrome, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann,Syndrome, Schaumann,Syndrome, Schaumann's