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Combined oral and nasal beclomethasone diproprionate in children with atopic eczema: a randomised controlled trial.

1984; BMJ; Volume: 289; Issue: 6446 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.289.6446.651

0959-8138

R J Heddle, J F Soothill, C J Bulpitt, David J. Atherton,

Asthma and respiratory diseases

In a double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial in 26 children with severe atopic eczema those receiving four weeks' treatment with combined oral plus nasal beclomethasone diproprionate improved significantly more than those receiving placebo. No adverse effects were observed, but 24 hour urinary cortisol excretion was slightly reduced. This combination may provide effective treatment in refractory atopic eczema with relatively little of the danger associated with systemic administration of prednisolone and other traditional corticosteroids.