Association between glucocorticoid discontinuation and the incidence of infection in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective cohort study

Int J Rheum Dis. 2024 Jan;27(1):e14952. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14952. Epub 2023 Nov 2.

Authors

Shih-Wei Huang¹, Wen-Bin Yeh², Wei-Kai Lee³, Renin Chang^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Min-Sheng Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare Sinying Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

PMID: 37916528
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14952

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

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Antirheumatic Agents* / adverse effects
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / diagnosis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / drug therapy
Arthritis, Rheumatoid* / epidemiology
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
Humans
Incidence
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Antirheumatic Agents