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If i give prednisolone in case of chicken pox patient,have any side effect?
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Can make it worse: Prednisolone can suppress the natural response to the inflammation and increase the intensity of the outbreak.
Answered 11/14/2016
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Too risky: You can precipitate varicella zoster pneumonia and you won't be able to defend yourself in court.
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