Higher daily dexamethasone doses can be given to patients who do not respond to the usual initial dose. Response is usually measured in terms of improvement in neurological deficits within 48 hours.

Dexamethasone has been the corticosteroid of choice in this patient population because of its high potency relative to other agents, its low mineralocorticoid (sodium retaining) effect, and its ...

Background: Croup remains a common respiratory problem presenting to emergency departments. A single oral treatment of oral dexamethasone results in improved outcome. Prednisolone has similar ...

Background Short-course oral corticosteroids are routinely used to treat acute asthma and croup. We evaluated their tolerability and palatability in Saudi Arabian (SA) and UK children. Methods ...