Preliminary study of a traditional Chinese medicine formula in systemic lupus erythematosus patients to taper steroid dose and prevent disease flare-up

Preliminary study of a traditional Chinese medicine formula in systemic lupus erythematosus patients to taper steroid dose and prevent disease flare-up

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. Prolonged complete remission is rare. Most patients with SLE need long-term treatment with glucocorticoid and immunomodulators. However, side effects because of the above medications are common. We evaluated the effect of a...

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Main Authors: Yen-Nung Liao, Ching-Shen Liu, Tong-Rong Tsai, Yu-Chiang Hung, Shun-Jen Chang, Hong-Long Lin, Ying-Chou Chen, Han-Ming Lai, Shan-Fu Yu, Chung-Jen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-07-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Anti-dsDNA
Complementary and alternative medicine
Steroid
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Traditional Chinese medicine
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