Corticosteroids

<p>If corticosteroids (immunosuppressants) are given during the acute phase of a significant respiratory infection, this has been found to sometimes precipitate ME/CFS a few weeks or months later. ME/CFS specialist Dr John Chia discovered this&nbsp;<i >acute infection +&nbsp;corticosteroids = ME/CFS</i>&nbsp;etiology by taking detailed medical histories of all his ME/CFS patients.<a href="http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/corticosteroids-steroids-such-as-prednisone-given-during-an-acute-viral-infection-may-cause-me-cfs.27021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >1</a></p>