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Query: UMLS:C0039483 (
giant cell arteritis
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Rifampin
is an enzymatic inducer known to increase steroid metabolism. We studied two patients with
giant cell arteritis
in whom rifampin caused nonresponsiveness to prednisone treatment. A prednisone pharmacokinetics study was done. When rifampin-prednisone treatment must be used in
giant cell arteritis
, we propose increasing the prednisone dosage to 2 mg/kg per day.
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PMID:Rifampin-induced nonresponsiveness of giant cell arteritis to prednisone treatment. 801 8
