Sentences with phrase «child oral steroids»

For severe and mild cases, your doctor may give your child oral steroids and only a dose will end the troubles of croup `.

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Oral steroids were previously used mostly for children with moderate or severe croup, but recent research suggests they may be worthwhile even in milder cases.

Sustained, high doses of oral steroids are known to stunt children's growth — as does untreated asthma.

High doses of oral steroids over long periods are known to stunt children's growth — as does leaving asthma untreated.

«It may be easier to give oral antihistamines than intranasal steroids to children, and there's concern about possible growth suppression.

You also may have heard that oral steroids can stunt a childs growth.

In general, the much stronger oral steroids are given to children for only brief periods of time to combat the most severe asthma symptoms — especially those that might require hospitalizations.