Assertion: oral glucocorticoid | /r/CapableOf | acquire low levels of red blood cells
Facets:
value: due to dysfunctional bone marrow
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Oral glucocorticoids have been used to treat such conditions as Addison's disease, acquired hemolytic anemia (red blood cells are destroyed prematurely), acute mountain sickness, allergic reactions, antiemetic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), collagen diseases, congenital hypoplastic anemia (low levels of red blood cells due to dysfunctional bone marrow), dermatologic disorders, drug hypersensitivity reaction, Graves ophthalmopathy, exfoliative dermatitis, hepatitis, hirsutism, hypercalcemia, leukemias, lymphomas, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, organ transplant, pemphigus (skin disease that causes chronic blistering), adrenal cortical insufficiency and rheumatic disorders.