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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 28-37.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20210683

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Expert consensus on the rational use of glucocorticoids in tuberculosis treatment

Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory/Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment /Institute for Tuberculosis Research/Department of Tuberculosis of the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis   

  • Received:2021-11-26 Online:2022-01-10 Published:2021-12-29

Abstract:

Glucocorticoids have pharmacological effects of anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-bacterial endotoxin and immunosuppression, and can reduce immune damage caused by an allergic reaction to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Glucocorticoids can quickly control the disease, but also can lead to adverse reactions such as dysbacteriosis, peptic ulcer, osteoporosis, and so on. There is still unreasonable use of glucocorticoids in the adjuvant treatment of tuberculosis in the clinic. Therefore, it is urgent to standardize the application of glucocorticoids in the treatment of tuberculosis.This consensus briefly introduces the advantages and basic principles of glucocorticoid therapy for tuberculosis, provides a recommendation of glucocorticoids used in the adjuvant treatment of tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous pericarditis, tuberculous pleuritis, tuberculous peritonitis, acute disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis, and caseous pneumonia under the strong and effective anti-tuberculosis treatment when necessary, and forwards the precautions, adverse reactions, and solution for the application of glucocorticoids. It is emphasized that more strict indications, the balance of advantages and disadvantages, rational use of glucocorticoids in the adjuvant treatment of tuberculosis.

Key words: Glucocorticoids, Tuberculosis, Therapeutic uses, Consensus development conferences as topic

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