Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma

o Ankylosing spondylitis
o Dermatomyositis/poly
myositis
o Polymyalgia
rheumatica
o Psoriatic arthritis
o Relapsing
polychondritis
o Rheumatoid arthritis,
including juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis
(selected cases may
require low dose
maintenance therapy)
o Systemic lupus
erythematosus
o Vasculitis
• Specific Infectious
Diseases
o Trichinosis with
neurologic or
myocardial
involvement.
o Tuberculous
meningitis with
subarachnoid block or
impending block used
concurrently with
appropriate
antituberculous
chemotherapy.
Medrol®
(methylpred
nisolone) 5
Depo-
Medrol®
(methylpred
nisolone
acetate) 6
Oral tablet
Intramuscul
ar injection
• Similar Indications as
listed in the prednisolone
row with the following
additional:
o Acute and subacute
bursitis
o Synovitis of
osteoarthritis
o Acute nonspecific
tenosynovitis
• Systemic fungal
infections
• Injectable
formulation: NOT
FOR USE IN
NEWBORNS
Similar Warnings/Precautions the prednisolone with the following
additional:
• In patients on corticosteroid therapy subjected to unusual stress,
increased dosage of rapidly acting corticosteroids before, during,
and after the stressful situation is indicated.
• The use of methylprednisolone tablets in active tuberculosis should
be restricted to those cases of fulminating or disseminated
tuberculosis in which the corticosteroid is used for the management
of the disease in conjunction with an appropriate antituberculous
regimen.
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