IMPAIRED GROWTH IN CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA DURING TREATMENT WITH CONVENTIONAL DOSES OF INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS

被引:37
作者
THOMAS, BC [1 ]
STANHOPE, R [1 ]
GRANT, DB [1 ]
机构
[1] INST CHILD HLTH,MED UNIT,LONDON WC1N 1EH,ENGLAND
关键词
ASTHMA; GROWTH SUPPRESSION; INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13050.x
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
We describe 6 (4F, 2M) prepubertal children with moderate asthma diagnosed at a mean age of 2.8 years. All patients were treated with inhaled corticosteroids in a dose of between 300 and 800 mcg of beclomethasone diproprionate (becotide) daily, given either as an aerosol or rotahaler. Mean height velocity SDS decreased from -0.8 (range +0.5 to -2.0) to -3.2 (range -1.3 to -4.8) when the dose was increased. Alternatively, when the dose was reduced or stopped, mean height velocity SDS increased from -3.2 (range -2.0 to -4.8) to +0.8 (range -1.2 to +2.7). Careful assessment of height velocity is indicated in all children receiving treatment with inhaled corticosteroids.
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页码:196 / 199
页数:4
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