Methylprednisolone/prednisolone

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A 56-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and pneumonia received treatment including IV methylprednisolone 1g for 5 days [frequency not clearly stated] then prednisolone tablets [dosage not stated]. He had also received methylprednisolone 3 weeks before his current admission [Medrol 32mg; duration of treatment not stated]. He developed steroid diabetes [time to reaction onset not stated] and was treated with short-term insulin therapy; he continued taking steroids until his haemolysis resolved. Two years later, he again received high-dose steroid therapy and steroid diabetes reappeared [drug details and outcome not stated]. …