BookRolando Cimaz, editor.
Summary: "This comprehensive volume provides current state of the art of the use of corticosteroids in the pediatric patient. It consists of 14 chapters written by leading authors from different countries. The first chapters cover historical notes, general concepts on treatment with corticosteroids with regard to indications and side effects, and basic pharmacologic properties of these compounds. The rest of the book is devoted to the specific use of steroids in the different pediatric subspecialties. Despite advances with newer effective immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids still remain the mainstay of therapy for many disorders. Leading authors in their field have summarized these concepts to provide an authoritative, comprehensive guide to help clinicians safely and effectively use corticosteroids in their pediatric patients."--Publisher's website.
Contents:
Systemic corticosteroids for autoimmune/inflammatory disorders in children: introduction
Corticosteroids in the treatment of childhood rheumatic diseases: a historical review
Systemic corticosteroids for autoimmune/inflammatory disorders in children: clinical aspects
The molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticoids
The clinical pharmacology of past, present, and future glucocorticoids
Corticosteroids in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Systermic corticosteroids in childhood vasculitides
Corticosteroids in pediatric-onset SLE and other connective tissue diseases
Glucocorticoids in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
Corticosteroids in pediatric dermatology
Corticosteroids in pediatric endocrinology
Systermic corticosteroids in respiratory diseases in children
Corticosteroids in pediatric nephrology
Corticosteroids in neonatology: postnatal corticosteroids in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.