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Last Updated: 8/25/2025

Croup Management with Corticosteroids

Clinical Efficacy

  • In the management of croup, oral dexamethasone and nebulized corticosteroids are equally effective; corticosteroids from hand-held inhalers with spacer devices have not been shown to be effective, as reported by the European Respiratory Journal 1