The effectiveness and pharmacoeconomic study of using different corticosteroids in the treatment of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Marwa G ElhennawyYosri AklMaggie M Abbassi Nirmeen A Sabry

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2024)

Betamethasone and dexamethasone were found to be more effective than prednisolone in improving the inflammatory reaction and the clinical features of HP patients. Betamethasone was found to be the best intervention in terms of cost against the effect.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
systematic review
oxidative stress
low dose
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
patient reported
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
replacement therapy