• Can Fam Physician · Jan 2012

    Steroids as adjuvant treatment of sore throat in acute bacterial pharyngitis.

    • Simon C Schams and Ran D Goldman.
    • BC Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Room K4-226, Ambulatory Care Bldg, 4480 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada.
    • Can Fam Physician. 2012 Jan 1; 58 (1): 52-4.

    QuestionI see many children suffering from sore throat and acute pharyngitis. Some adult studies describe faster pain relief when sore throat is treated with steroids. Would a single dose of a steroid, as an anti-inflammatory agent, provide accelerated pain relief for sore throat in children?AnswerA single dose of oral dexamethasone (0.6 mg/kg, maximum 10 mg) leads to significantly (P < .05) faster onset of pain relief and shorter suffering, especially in children with severe or exudative group A β-hemolytic streptococcus-positive acute pharyngitis.

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