Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The duration and doses of glucocorticoids (GC) are significant prognostic factors of carbohydrate metabolism disturbance (CMD).Description of methods: 165 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (32.1% patients), systemic vasculitis (27.3% patients), and chronic glomerulonephritis (40.6% patients) were included. 98 patients received GC pulse-therapy (GCPT) (first group), which included i.v. infusion of prednisolone 10–15 mg/kg per d...