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Prognosis

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Information on prognosis is limited

  • prgnosis is better in men than in women
  • higher inflammatory markers are associated with longer duration of therapy and more relapse

Most patients respond well to steroid therapy

  • duration of corticosteroid show wide variations
    • in some steroids can be can be reduced easily and stopped within a year, without any relapse while some tend to relapse on dose reduction, until the disease seems to “burn itself out” after a few years
    • few patients may need several years of treatment

Patient support groups can play a vital role (1)

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