HYPERTROPHY OF THE TONGUE ASSOCIATED WITH INHALED CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY IN PREMATURE-INFANTS

Authors
LINDER N KUINT J GERMAN B LUBIN D LOWENTHAL R
Citation
N. Linder et al., HYPERTROPHY OF THE TONGUE ASSOCIATED WITH INHALED CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY IN PREMATURE-INFANTS, The Journal of pediatrics, 127(4), 1995, pp. 651-653
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
127
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
651 - 653
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)127:4<651:HOTTAW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We describe three infants in whom hypertrophy of the tongue developed while they were receiving beclomethasone inhalation therapy. The condi tion resolved after cessation of treatment, an outcome suggesting that tongue hypertrophy is a possible side effect of this therapy.