Secondary Effects
Impaired wound healing
This occurred only one time and in that case it was due to insufficient prednisone, not because of the prednisone. The occasion was ulceration of her right foot that developed after leg artery blockages were observed and prednisone dosage was decreased when it should have been increased. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatments were successful in assisting the ulcer to heal. Future ulcerations were aided by increasing prednisone. HBO therapy was never needed again though she suffered many skin scrapes and additional foot ulcers.
