This analysis summarizes studies comparing attained heights with expected heights of
children with asthma treated with inhaled or oral corticosteroids. The possible moderating …

Inhaled corticosteroids are established as the mainstay of maintenance therapy for chronic
asthma. However, there remains some debate regarding the safety of long-term use of these …

Objectives: To assess the impact of asthma and its treatment (inhaled corticosteroids and
other control medications) on growth. Data sources: The authors searched PubMed (up to …

Background. Growth in stature in asthmatic adolescents may be delayed compared to
normals as a result of treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (CS) or because of a delay in …

Given the increasing advocacy for the use of inhaled corticosteroids as a treatment of choice
for persistent asthma, growing numbers of children are being exposed to the possible …

In this retrospective study, adult height was assessed in young adult asthmatics who were
treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICs) during childhood (n= 42; 26 boys) and compared to …

The growth of 50 children receiving regular inhaled corticosteroids was segregated into
divisions of six weeks from the start of treatment and compared with their growth when not …

Although inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have emerged as the preventive treatment of choice
for persistent asthma, few studies have been conducted in infants and very young children …

Objective. To determine whether inhaled steroid therapy causes delayed linear growth in
children with asthma. Data Sources. Medline (1966–1998), Embase (1980–1998), and …

Background: Although oral and inhaled glucocorticoid therapy may impair growth in children
with asthma, the effect of glucocorticoid therapy and asthma on attained adult height has not …