STEROIDS FOR INTUBATED CROUP MASKING AIRWAY HEMANGIOMA

Authors
KIFF KM MOK Q DUNNE J TASKER RC
Citation
Km. Kiff et al., STEROIDS FOR INTUBATED CROUP MASKING AIRWAY HEMANGIOMA, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 74(1), 1996, pp. 66-67
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
74
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
66 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1996)74:1<66:SFICMA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Recently, the beneficial role of steroids for acute laryngotracheobron chitis has been more clearly defined for both intubated and unintubate d patients. However, corticosteroids also improve the clinical signs o f airway haemangiomata. Two patients are described who illustrate how this can be a source of diagnostic confusion.