Consensus statement on the use of corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for pneumocystis pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

N Engl J Med. 1990 Nov 22;323(21):1500-4. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199011223232131.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Consensus Development Conferences, NIH as Topic
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / drug therapy*
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
  • United States

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Prednisone
  • Methylprednisolone