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In children with acute pharyngitis, oral dexamethasone does not provide clinically significant reductions in time to initial or complete pain relief. Reserve its use for children with group A -hemolytic streptococcus pharyngitis who have moderate to severe pain, realizing that the benefit is of questionable significance.

 
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Bulloch B, Kabani A, Tenebein M. Oral dexamethasone for the treatment of pain in children with acute pharyngitis: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med 2003; 41:601–608.

Marc R. Via, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex.

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Marc R. Via, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex.

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Bulloch B, Kabani A, Tenebein M. Oral dexamethasone for the treatment of pain in children with acute pharyngitis: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med 2003; 41:601–608.

Marc R. Via, MD
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex.

[email protected]

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PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

In children with acute pharyngitis, oral dexamethasone does not provide clinically significant reductions in time to initial or complete pain relief. Reserve its use for children with group A -hemolytic streptococcus pharyngitis who have moderate to severe pain, realizing that the benefit is of questionable significance.

 
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

In children with acute pharyngitis, oral dexamethasone does not provide clinically significant reductions in time to initial or complete pain relief. Reserve its use for children with group A -hemolytic streptococcus pharyngitis who have moderate to severe pain, realizing that the benefit is of questionable significance.

 
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