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  1. Steroids are very effective immunomodulating drugs. BUT they do increase the risk of some infections.

    This is a nice review describing what infections steroids make you susceptible. The immunology affected is discussed but harder to pin down, as likely context dependent.
    #corticosteroids #steroids #medicine #infections #infectiousdiseases #IDMastodon #immunology #opportunisticinfections #PCP #HBV #VZV #zoster #CMV
    academic.oup.com/cid/advance-a