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[Study] Use of steroid inhalers increases risk of NTM in some patients

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 15 3:28pm | Replies (13)
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@sueinmn
Sue, I am a patient at NJH. I came across this article:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6494510/
It addresses use of inhaled corticosteroids for bronchiectasis.
Is it wise to ask my pulmonologist about the information in this article?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | May 14 10:39pm

@happy2023 What would you ask you ask pulmonologist? The article you cited says, more or less, that it didn't find enough validated studies to form a conclusion that inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) cause a high risk of infection. The article I reviewed here a couple of years ago (https://publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/50/3/1700037) seemed to conclude that ICS use could actually decrease risk of pneumonia. The statistics on how much they increase risk of NTM wasn't clearly addressed.

Are you using a steroid inhaler now?

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