<prompt> Which of the following is an indication for the use of corticosteroids?PsychosisHerpes simplexLofflers syndromeSubacute thyroiditis  <response>: Ans. C Lofflers syndromeRef: CMDT 2010266, 1018Corticosteroids are contra-indicated in psychosis and herpes simplex.Treatment of choice for subacute thyroiditis is aspirin. Thyrotoxic symptoms are treated with propranolol. Transient hypothyroidism, if symptomatic, can be treated with thyroxine.Prednisolone produce dramatic relief in eosinophilic pulmonary syndromes like Loeffler syndrome. 