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Table 2 Corticosteroid therapy according to a treatment with montelukast

From: Exhaled breath condensate cysteinyl leukotrienes and airway remodeling in childhood asthma: a pilot study

 

Patients treated with Montelukast (n = 14)

Patients not treated with Montelukast (n = 15)

No systemic steroids

2

6

Prednisolone

7

9

• Maintenance therapy*

4

2

• 2 weeks course of prednisolone 40 mg/day

2

6

• Short course of prednisolone because of worsening of symptoms

1

1

Triamcinolone (one single i.m. injection)

5

1

  1. * one child had triamcinolone and was on maintenance prednisolone therapy