title: Steroid responsiveness in connective tissue diseases.
abstract: Thirty-four patients with connective tissue disease used dexamethasone drops 0.1% in one eye for 6 weeks. There was a higher incidence of positive steroid response than would be expected in a normal population. Most of the male patients were responders. Care should be exercised when prescribing local steroids for these patients. Males should be offered regular screening for glaucoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone