Treatment with corticosteroids.
Oral corticosteroids remain the cornerstone therapy for sarcoidosis. Critical clinical decisions include selecting the patient who should be treated, dose and duration of therapy, and accurate analysis of the anticipated benefits and potential side effects for the individual patient. The treatment of pulmonary and cardiac sarcoidosis is emphasized and the role of inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis is reviewed.
Winterbauer
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Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, USA.
Kirtland
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Corley
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones