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Do maternal demographics and prenatal history impact the efficacy of betamethasone therapy for threatened preterm labor?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Betamethasone (BMZ) is used to accelerate fetal lung maturation in women with threatened preterm birth, but its efficacy is variable and limited by the lack of patient individualization in its dosing and administration. To determine sources of
Mary T. Kinney, Sara K. Quinney, Hayley K. Trussell, Larissa L. Silva, Sherrine A. Ibrahim, David M. Haas   +5 more
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The effectiveness and pharmacoeconomic study of using different corticosteroids in the treatment of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Purpose Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are caused by inflammation and/or fibrosis of alveolar walls resulting in impaired gas exchange. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is the third most common type of ILDs. Corticosteroids are the mainstay treatment
Marwa G. Elhennawy, Yosri Akl, Maggie Abbassi, Nirmeen A. Sabry   +3 more
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Juvenile Gangrenous Vasculitis of the Scrotum or Scrotum Lipschütz Ulcers

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lipschütz genital ulcers are traditionally described in adolescent females and often linked to acute viral infections. Their male counterpart remains poorly characterised. We report a 59‐year‐old man with sudden onset of unilateral necrotic ulcers on the scrotum and inguinal region following a brief febrile episode and mild pharyngitis ...
Francesco Bellinato, Paolo Gisondi, Giampiero Girolomoni   +2 more
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Assessment of environmental exposure to betamethasone on the reproductive function of female Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Betamethasone has been extensively used in medicine in recent years and poses potential hazards to aquatic organisms. This study investigated the reproductive toxic effects of betamethasone exposure in fish, employing female Japanese medaka (Oryzias ...
Maoliang Su, Youling Zhong, Yuru Chen, Jiazhi Xiang, Zhiyin Ye, Shujia Liao, Shiyang Ye, Junbin Zhang   +7 more
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Paradoxical Alopecia Areata Induced by IL‐17 and IL‐23 Inhibitors: A Systematic Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
This systematic review identifies consistent clinical patterns of alopecia areata associated with IL‐17 and IL‐23 inhibitors, most frequently involving secukinumab and ustekinumab. Disease severity varied widely, and management often required biologic discontinuation or therapeutic switching.
Isabella Kamholtz, Simonetta I. Gaumond, Joaquin J. Jimenez   +2 more
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General health and social outcomes 50 years after exposure to antenatal betamethasone: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

BMC Medicine
Background Antenatal corticosteroids are recommended for women at risk of preterm birth from 24 to 34 weeks’ gestation as they reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality, but evidence regarding their long-term effects on offspring is limited.
Anthony G. B. Walters, Greg D. Gamble, Caroline A. Crowther, Stuart R. Dalziel, Carl L. Eagleton, Christopher J. D. McKinlay, Barry J. Milne, Jane E. Harding   +7 more
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Comparison of Effectiveness of Betamethasone gel Applied to the Tracheal Tube and IV Dexamethasone on Postoperative sore Throat: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Introduction: Postoperative sore throat is a common complaint in patients with endotracheal intubation and has potentially dangerous complications. This randomized controlled trial study investigated the incidence of postoperative sore throat after ...
Masoomeh Tabari, Ghasem Soltani, Nahid Zirak, Mohammad Alipour, Kamran Khazaeni   +4 more
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Desenvolvimento e validação de método analítico por CLAE para a quantificação simultânea de dipropionato de betametasona e fosfato sódico de betametasona em suspensão injetável

Química Nova, 2012
A reversed-phase HPLC method was developed and validated to separate and simultaneously quantify the association of betamethasone sodium phosphate (BP) and betamethasone dipropionate (BD) in injectable suspensions. Chromatographic conditions were ternary
Alice Simon, Lúcio Mendes Cabral, Valeria Pereira de Sousa   +2 more
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Comparative study of safety and efficacy of oral betamethasone pulse therapy and azathioprine in vitiligo

Clinical Dermatology Review, 2019
Background: Vitiligo is a common skin disorder causing depigmented macules that can impair a patient's quality of life. There are number of treatment modalities are available but at the present, there are no studies compairing betamethasone pulse therapy
Mahajabeen Madarkar, Balachandra S Ankad, R Manjula   +2 more
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Prenatal and Perinatal Outcomes in Fetuses With Macrocystic Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations: Thoracoamniotic Shunting Versus Expectant Management

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Describe prenatal imaging characteristics, perinatal and postnatal outcomes in fetuses with isolated macrocystic congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) undergoing thoracoamniotic shunting (TAS) and expectant management. Methods Retrospective cohort study of 123 fetuses with isolated macrocystic CPAM managed at the Ontario ...
Laurence Sophie Carmant, Alexandria Kelly, SeungWoo Lee, Vesna Sokol Karadjole, Greg Ryan, Tim Van Mieghem, Prakesh S. Shah, Anna Otvodenko, Priscilla P. L. Chiu, Nimrah Abbasi   +9 more
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