A 5-day course of oral prednisolone is a reasonable alternative to NSAIDs for treating patients with acute gouty arthritis. In a recent study of patients with acute gout, oral prednisolone was as ...
The patient responded well after the first stage of methylprednisolone pulse therapy and subsequent low-dose prednisone. However, AAG relapsed after stopping oral prednisone. In the second stage, ...
39 Two studies compared a corticosteroid with IVIg. A double-blind crossover trial compared oral prednisolone tapered from 60 mg to 10 mg once daily over 6 weeks with IVIg 2 g/kg given over 1 or 2 ...