Esselinckx W, Doherty S M, Dixon A S
Ann Rheum Dis. 1977 Jun;36(3):219-24. doi: 10.1136/ard.36.3.219.
Eighteen patients with polymyalgia rheumatica had corticosteroid treatment withdrawn abruptly under close observation. In each case polymyalgic symptoms reappeared but were controlled rapidly when prednisolone was reintroduced. Prednisolone withdrawal was then started by slow decrements of dose. In no patient was it possible to withdraw prednisolone treatment, after using either method, during the period of observation.
18例风湿性多肌痛患者在密切观察下突然停用皮质类固醇治疗。每例患者的多肌痛症状均再次出现,但重新使用泼尼松龙后症状迅速得到控制。随后开始缓慢减量泼尼松龙剂量。在观察期内,无论采用哪种方法,均无法使任何患者停用泼尼松龙治疗。