Oral corticosteroids and asthma in children: Practical considerations.
Administration, Oral
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
/ therapeutic use
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
/ therapeutic use
Asthma
/ drug therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prednisolone
/ therapeutic use
Prednisone
/ therapeutic use
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
asthma
children
dexamethasone
oral corticosteroids
prednisolone
Journal
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
ISSN: 1399-3038
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Allergy Immunol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9106718
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2020
02 2020
Historique:
accepted:
10
10
2019
entrez:
5
2
2020
pubmed:
6
2
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Corticosteroids (CS) are among the most prescribed drugs in pediatrics. In allergy, CS are prescribed for several different conditions. If CS show clear benefits when adequately prescribed, CS are also associated with several side effects, well known by pediatricians. As for asthma exacerbations, the oral route is always the preferred one in pediatrics. Several authors debated if the use of a single dose of dexamethasone is better in terms of efficacy, compared with a 3- to 5-day course of prednisone or prednisolone. Another interesting issue that has not been fully clarified concerns whether oral corticosteroids should be prescribed in preschoolers presenting with acute wheezing. The present review aims to review the most recent publications on this topic and to try to clarify which may be the best option in children suffering from asthma exacerbations.
Substances chimiques
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
0
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
0
Prednisolone
9PHQ9Y1OLM
Prednisone
VB0R961HZT
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
43-45Informations de copyright
© 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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