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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[Relapse|Relapses]] occur in more than half the patients while decreasing or after stopping [[corticosteroids]]. Relapses typically can be treated with a dose of 20 mg per day of [[Prednisone|prednisone.]] | |||
== Prevention of eosinophilic pneumonia == | == Prevention of eosinophilic pneumonia == | ||
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* Relapses typically can be treated with a dose of 20 mg per day of [[Prednisone|prednisone.]] | * Relapses typically can be treated with a dose of 20 mg per day of [[Prednisone|prednisone.]] | ||
* Clinical and functional follow-up is necessary. | * Clinical and functional follow-up is necessary. | ||
* Patients should be informed about the role of [[tobacco]] in the disease process and should be encouraged to quit. | * Patients should be informed about the role of [[tobacco]] in the disease process and should be encouraged to quit.__NOTOC__ | ||
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{{Eosinophilic pneumonia}} | {{Eosinophilic pneumonia}} | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 2 March 2018
Overview
Relapses occur in more than half the patients while decreasing or after stopping corticosteroids. Relapses typically can be treated with a dose of 20 mg per day of prednisone.
Prevention of eosinophilic pneumonia
- Relapses occur in more than half the patients while decreasing or after stopping corticosteroids.
- Relapses typically can be treated with a dose of 20 mg per day of prednisone.
- Clinical and functional follow-up is necessary.
- Patients should be informed about the role of tobacco in the disease process and should be encouraged to quit.
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