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Články z PhysOrgStop taking steroids: Kidney transplant recipients may not need long-term prednisone

26. 1 2012 (23:24)

Rapid discontinuation of the immunosuppressive steroid prednisone after a kidney transplant can help prevent serious side effects, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Also, doing so does not appear to jeopardize the long-term survival of transplant patients and their new organs.