Abstract
Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate the medical literature in the last 10 years regarding the impact of the use of ICS on children and adolescents growth. Methods: literature review. Results: The use of ICS in childhood asthma in dosages appropriate to its severity does not seem to impair the adult height. Conclusions: The use of ICS in childhood asthma does not seem to impair growth, However, it is prudent to use the lowest possible dose necessary to achieve a good clinical control of asthma, as well as to monitor the growth of any child/adolescent receiving ICS.
Translated title of the contribution | Inhaled corticosteroids and growth - A review |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 263-274 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Jornal de Pediatria |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Asthma
- Children
- Growth
- Inhaled corticosteroids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health