Author/Editor		Šuškovič, Stanislav
Title		Ali je zdravljenje s kortikosteroidi pri KOPB indicirano
Translated title		Is treatment with corticosteroids indicated in COPD
Type		članek
Source		In: Šorli J, editor. Zbornik predavanj Obravnava bolnika s KOPB (predlogi za nacionalna priporočila); 1997 jun 13-14; Portorož. Ljubljana: Pnevmološka sekcija Slovenskega zdravniškega društva,
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 76-9
Language		slo
Abstract		The pathogenesis of COPD is not fully understood, but the inflammation at least partly resembles that of the bronchi in asthma. However, corticosteroids, which are by the rule very effective in asthma, have a very variable and unpredictive effect in COPD.
Descriptors		LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES