title: Low-dose prednisone therapy.
abstract: Low doses of corticosteroids are beneficial in the management of certain patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and provide definitive symptomatic relief for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. They are probably of similar value in the treatment of older adults with acute seronegative polyarthritis, a condition that may bear close resemblance to polymyalgia rheumatica.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Docken
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone