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SUBMITTER: van den Brand FF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899908 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van den Brand Floris F FF van der Veen Koen S KS Lissenberg-Witte Birgit I BI de Boer Ynto S YS van Hoek Bart B Drenth Joost P H JPH Verdonk Robert C RC Vrolijk Jan M JM van Nieuwkerk Carin M J CMJ Bouma Gerd G
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 20191015 10
<h4>Background</h4>Autoimmune hepatitis requires long-term therapy, and systemic corticosteroids are the backbone of therapeutic management. Prolonged use of corticosteroids may lead to adverse events but data from long-term studies are mainly derived from studies in rheumatic diseases.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess cataract, diabetes and fractures in relation to corticosteroid doses in the long-term maintenance treatment of patients with autoimmune hepatitis.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively collected ...[more]