title: Rate of improvement of pulmonary function in sarcoidosis during treatment with corticosteroids.
abstract: Serial measurements of vital capacity were obtained in 11 patients with impaired pulmonary function due to sarcoidosis during 12 courses of corticosteroid treatment. Vital capacity improved promptly and approached a maximum value in about three weeks. A three week trial is probably sufficient to show whether or not corticosteroids are effective in a patient with sarcoidosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014797:Vital Capacity
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone