Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Matee KaroonkatimaPongthorn NarongroeknawinSumapa ChaiamnuayPaijit AsavatanabodeeRattapol PakchotanonPublished in: International journal of rheumatology (2023)
SLE patients with previous GCS exposure could experience AI and withdrawal symptoms such as sleep disturbance and depression during discontinuation of low-dose GCS. Fatigue, depression, and poor sleeper were significantly associated with poor SLEQoL.