The use of glucocorticoid in hand-foot-mouth disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2014.08.021
- VernacularTitle:糖皮质激素在手足口病中的应用
- Author:
Xiangzhi XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hand-foot-mouth disease;
Glucocorticoid;
Enterovirus 71
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2014;21(8):536-539
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
No established antiviral treatment is available for hand-foot-mouth disease recently.Glucocorticoid treatment for severe hand-foot-mouth disease is controversial.Questions about the indication,dosage and course of treatment are still being explored.The indication and efficacy of glucocorticoid are lacked of support of evidence-based medicine.
