Diagnosis necessitating corticosteroid therapy
| Diagnosis | No. patients |
|---|---|
| Leukemia with bone marrow transplant | 6 |
| Systemic lupus erythematosis | 6 |
| Non-Hodgkins lymphoma | 4 |
| Renal transplant | 3 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 3 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 2 |
| Bronchial asthma | 2 |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 2 |
| Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | 2 |
| Orbital myositis | 1 |
| Total | 31 |