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The Treatment of Croup with Nebulized Budesonide and Intramuscular Dexamethasone
Jung Woo Lee, Young Ho Rah, Chong-Woo Bae, Sa Jun Chung, Yong Mook Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(3):331-337.   Published online March 15, 1998
Purpose : Steroids have anti-inflammatory effects which reduces inflammation and edema of the tissue. Thus, corticosteroids have been used for treatment of croup. The aim this study is to compare and assess the effects of intramuscularly injected dexamethasone and nebulized budesonide in treatment of moderate or severe croup. Methods : Between July 1995 to June 1996, we have assessed 44 inpatients...
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