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Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;87:455-456; doi:10.1136/adc.87.6.455
Copyright © 2002 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;87:455-456
© 2002 Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency

G Russell

Department of Medical Paediatrics, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK; libra{at}ifb.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Inhaled steroids are safe at normal doses, but beware very high doses, especially of fluticasone

Keywords: adrenal crisis; high-dose fluticasone; inhaled corticosteroids


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