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Steroids can put COPD Patients at Higher Risk of Pneumonia

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A CONVENTIONAL treatment for common respiratory diseases can lead to worse health outcomes for patients, researchers at the University of Newcastle and Imperial College London have found.

Research published in the international journal Nature Communications found the use of inhaled steroid hormones to treat symptoms of viral respiratory infections put people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at a higher risk of developing pneumonia.

“The current therapy is steroids – because we don’t have anything better, and the effectiveness of steroids is really mixed in COPD. Some people benefit from it, but many don’t.”

But prolonged use at high doses could cause side effects, including an increased risk of secondary infections like pneumonia.

Because COPD damages the airways and lung tissue, compromising resistance to infection, something as simple as a common cold could cause severe respiratory complications for patients.

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