Medical disorders for which oral corticosteroids were prescribed for 191 patients receiving long term treatment
| Disorder | No of patients | % |
|---|---|---|
| *Chronic obstructive lung disease and emphysema. | ||
| Chronic pulmonary disease* | 59 | 31 |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 54 | 28 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 20 | 10 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 15 | 8 |
| Poststatus organ transplantation | 8 | 4 |
| Temporal arteritis (biopsy proven) | 6 | 3 |
| Neoplasm | 6 | 3 |
| Dermatological disorders | 5 | 3 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 4 | 2 |
| Connective tissue diseases | 4 | 2 |
| Other disorders | 10 | 5 |
| Total number of patients | 191 | 100 |