Table 1.

Oral corticosteroid taper sample for patients with localized scleroderma. The oral corticosteroid was prednisone or prednisolone. Significant stages of corticosteroid tapering are in bold type.

Day	Wk	Mo	10-kg Child	20-kg Child	≥ 30-kg Child	Maximum Dose^*
0	0	0	10 mg BID	20 mg BID	30 mg BID	2 MKD or 60 mg
14	2		20 mg QD	40 mg QD	60 mg QD
28	4	1	15 mg QD	30 mg QD	50 mg QD
42	6		12.5 mg QD	25 mg QD	40 mg QD
56	8	2	10 mg QD	20 mg QD	30 mg QD	1 MKD or 30 mg
70	10		9 mg QD	17.5 mg QD	25 mg QD
84	12	3	8 mg QD	15 mg QD	20 mg QD
98	14		7 mg QD	12.5 mg QD	17.5 mg QD
112	16	4	6 mg QD	10 mg QD	15 mg QD	0.5 MKD or 15 mg
126	18		5 mg QD	10 mg QD	12.5 mg QD
140	20	5	4 mg QD	7.5 mg QD	10 mg QD
154	22		3 mg QD	7.5 mg QD	10 mg QD
168	24	6	2 mg QD	5 mg QD	7.5 mg QD	0.25 MKD or 7.5 mg

↵* Maximum dose is whichever daily dose is the lower of the 2 options listed. BID: twice daily; MKD: milligram per kilogram per day; QD: once daily.