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ea0078OC9.5 | Oral Communications 9 | BSPED2021

Variability of advice and education for steroid sick day dosing in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Results of a UK patient survey

Thakrar S , Cheung MS , Johnson A , Katugampola H , Manzur A , Muntoni F , Mushtaq T , Turner C , Wood C , Guglieri M , Wong SC

Introduction: The use of long-term oral corticosteroids in DMD leads to secondary adrenal insufficiency. The 2018 international care consensus recognizes this important issue and recommends emergency plans to be in place. Aim: This online UK-wide patient survey aims to determine the advice/education given for emergency stress dose plans and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in corticosteroid-treated young people with DMD. Methods...
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