THE EFFECTS OF THE INHALATORY CORTICO THERAPYON THE SOMATOTROPE AXES IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN GROUPE OF AGE (0-18 YEARS) UNDER TREATMENTWITHINHALATORY CORTICOTHERAPY, PROSPECTIVE STUDYWITHCONTROL LOT
Abstract:
This prospective study, assessing the growth of 106 asthmatic children age group 0-18 years
old, in treatment with low and medium doses of different types of inhaled corticosteroids with different
treatment durations, compared with a control group of 107 children without asthma and/or
corticosteroids treatment, showed no statistically significant differences between average height, weight
scores, in the study group but a statistically significant decrease in pulsatile secretion of growth
hormone (GH), and a significant increase in serum alkaline phosphatase values, compared with control
group (p <0.05).
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