USE OF CORTICOSTEROIDS IN PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SY CROUP
Keywords:
croup, corticosteroids, prevention, childrenAbstract
Croup is one of the most common causes of upper airway obstruction in young children. It is caused by viral infections, most often by Parainfluenza . Croup symptoms have a rapid onset, usually by night and include barky cough, inspiratory stridor, hoarseness and respiratory distress. There is no causal therapy. Primarily is to calm down child and parents. Glucocorticoids are drugs of choice for treatment of children with croup of all levels of severity. They may be administered orally, inhalatory, parenterally or rectally . Timely treatment with corticosteroids all of children with croup and those with severe respiratory distress with nebulized epinephrine can significantly decrease intubations, hospital admissions and recurrent visits to the doctor.
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