| abstract |
Steroids having the formula <IMAGE> wherein X is -S-, <IMAGE> R1 is alkyl, aryl or acyloxyalkyl; R2 is carbonyl or beta -hydroxymethylene; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; R4 is hydrogen, fluorine or methyl; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; and R6 and R7 are the same or different and are hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, or R6 and R7 together with the benzene ring to which they are attached form a naphthalene group; can be used as antiinflammatory agents. |