Table 4.

Side effects and complications. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

	Placebo (n=324)	Prednisolone (n=312)	P value for association
Any minor side effect:	40 (12.4)	66 (21.2)	0.002
Moon face	6 (1.9)	10 (3.2)	0.27
Acne	1 (0.3)	9 (2.9)	0.009
Fungal skin infection	0	5 (1.6)	0.028
Epigastric pain	39 (12.0)	60 (19.2)	0.01
Major side effects:	0	3 (1.0)	-
Glycosuria	0	1 (0.3)	-
Possible peptic ulcer	0	2 (0.6)	-
Infections	4 (1.2)	2 (0.6)	0.7
Dapsone allergy	12 (3.7)	8 (2.6)	0.8
Death	1 (0.3)	0	-