 Betamethasone
"Betamethasone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glucocorticoid given orally, parenterally, by local injection, by inhalation, or applied topically in the management of various disorders in which corticosteroids are indicated. Its lack of mineralocorticoid properties makes betamethasone particularly suitable for treating cerebral edema and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p724)
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D001623
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.432.769.199 D04.808.908.093
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Betamethasone" by people in Profiles.
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Proussaloglou E, Mueller A, Minhas R, Rana S. Severe antepartum hypertension and associated peripartum morbidity among pregnant women in an urban tertiary care medical center. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Jan; 19:31-36.
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Shao X, Shi LL, Wang P, Zou F, Wang J. Transcoracoacromial Ligament Glenohumeral Injection Technique: Accuracy of 116 Injections in Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis. Arthroscopy. 2018 08; 34(8):2337-2344.
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Rodriguez JS, Zürcher NR, Keenan KE, Bartlett TQ, Nathanielsz PW, Nijland MJ. Prenatal betamethasone exposure has sex specific effects in reversal learning and attention in juvenile baboons. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun; 204(6):545.e1-10.
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Lane TK, Kamino H, Walters RF, Meehan S, Pomeranz MK. Lichen planopilaris and psoriasis. Dermatol Online J. 2008 Oct 15; 14(10):4.
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Benson LS, Ptaszek AJ. Injection versus surgery in the treatment of trigger finger. J Hand Surg Am. 1997 Jan; 22(1):138-44.
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