Use of high-dose intravenous corticosteroid treatment in a child with scleredema

J Emerg Med. 2004 Feb;26(2):245-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.12.006.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage*
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Scleredema Adultorum / diagnosis
  • Scleredema Adultorum / drug therapy*
  • Scleredema Adultorum / etiology
  • Tonsillitis / complications
  • Tonsillitis / drug therapy
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone