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High-dose prednisolone after intravenous methylprednisolone improves prognosis of acute exacerbation in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.

Toru AraiKazunobu TachibanaChikatoshi SugimotoYoshikazu InoueSayoko TokuraTomohisa OkumaMasanori AkiraMasanori KitaichiSeiji HayashiYoshikazu Inoue
Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)
We concluded that a dose of PSL ≥ 0.6 mg/kg after i.v. high-dose methylprednisolone therapy should be recommended for the treatment of AE-IIPs.
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