| Antipruritics such as menthol or camphor can be added to the corticosteroid base. |
| Often, the condition can be controlled with decongestants, antihistamines, and nasal corticosteroid sprays and sometimes antibiotics. |
| For deterioration of ocular sarcoid lesions, seven patients needed a long period of corticosteroid therapy. |
| A trial of a corticosteroid given in a low dosage may be helpful, because rapid relief of symptoms is characteristic of polymyalgia rheumatica. |
| Also, a latent adenovirus infection has been reported to induce corticosteroid resistance. |
| Patients continued using their usual maintenance dosage of inhaled corticosteroid treatment throughout the study. |
