Open AccessSyncope on Steroids
Author(s) -
Warren Davidson,
Nadia Zalunardo,
Shawn Gill,
Robert Wakefield
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2001/689358
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisone , syncope (phonology) , rheumatoid arthritis , past medical history , medical history , presentation (obstetrics) , arthritis , scleritis , surgery , ophthalmology , uveitis
An 83-year-old white woman sought medical attention because of a three-day history of slurred speech and an episode of syncope. Her medical history included long-standing rheumatoid arthritis treated with prednisone for the past five years (60 mg/day at presentation). In addition, cyclosporin (200 mg/day) had been started 16 months earlier for necrotizing scleritis
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