Which of the following is an indication for the use of corticosteroids?
Ans. (C) Loffler's syndrome(Ref: CMDT 2010/266, 1018)Corticosteroids are contra-indicated in psychosis and herpes simplex.Treatment of choice for subacute thyroiditis is aspirin. Thyrotoxic symptoms are treated with propranolol. Transient hypothyroidism, if symptomatic, can be treated with thyroxine.Prednisolone produce dramatic relief in eosinophilic pulmonary syndromes like Loeffler syndrome.
Psychosis
Herpes simplex
Loffler's syndrome
Subacute thyroiditis
Endocrinology