Steroids for intubated croup masking airway haemangioma.
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چکیده
Recently, the beneficial role of steroids for acute laryngotracheobronchitis has been more clearly defined for both intubated and unintubated patients. However, corticosteroids also improve the clinical signs of airway haemangiomata. Two patients are described who illustrate how this can be a source of diagnostic confusion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 74 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996