title: Why give corticosteroids for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
authors.affiliation: AIDS Center Program, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Anastasi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones