Short-term corticosteroids for celiac crisis in infants.
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چکیده
We report two infants with celiac crisis who continued to have persistent secretory diarrhea despite gluten and lactose free diet and supportive parenteral nutrition. The children were given corticosteroid therapy. After a five-day oral prednisone in the dose of 2 mg/kg/daily, both patients rapidly recovered.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 48 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011