INHALED GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS – THE MAIN CROUP THERAPY IN CHILDREN

Аннотация

The article presents a brief review of the current literature on the use of inhaled glucocorticosteroids (iGCS) in the treatment of acute obstructive laryngitis (croup) in children. An emphasis was made on the pathogenetic mechanisms of the development of the disease requiring emergency care, clinical diagnosis using the Westly modified score scale, differential diagnosis, the severity of croup associated with COVID-19 in young children, the results of clinical studies were demonstrated, confirming the importance of the effectiveness and safety of the use of iGCS, as the first line of croup therapy in children. Special attention is paid to information for parents on the basics of early diagnosis of croup, tactics of behavior in case of shortness of breath in a child, "alarming" symptoms requiring immediate medical attention, first aid and methods of disease prevention.