[Rheumatoid polyarthritis: should corticotherapy be interrupted in case of gastro-duodenal ulcer?]

The possibility of healing of a corticosteroid-induced ulcer depsite the continuation of the treatment, is now an established fact. It is thus reasonable to continue corticosteroids in those cases where interupption severely compromises the prognosis. The chances of healing of the ulcer would appear to be great, especially when corticosteroids are being used in low dosage, but the exact frequency of healing remains unknown, just as the frequency of ulcers due to corticosteroid therapy has not been accurately established.