Can a single dose of oral Dexamethasone replace a short course of oral Prednisolone in paediatric asthma

Date First Published:

January 6, 2011

Last Updated:

January 19, 2011

Report by:

Assad Abbas, Specialist Trainee in Emergency Medicine (St Georges Hospital)

Search checked by:

Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, St Georges Hospital

Three-Part Question:

In [children with asthma] can [a single dose of oral dexamethasone be as effective as a short course of oral prednisolone] in [controlling symptoms].