[Comparative study of the effectiveness of 2 oral corticoids in the control of severe crisis of bronchial asthma: deflazacort and prednisone].

Abstract

This article contains the results reached after conducting a study with 30 patients hospitalized or seen at the Emergency Ward of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, diagnosed as suffering from a severe bronchial asthma crisis, in whom the crisis was controlled with conventional measures. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of deflazacort and prednisone as anti-inflammatory agents capable of controlling severe asthma crisis in addition to analyzing their side effects. Deflazacort showed to be as effective as prednisone.

• Authors: R Chapela
• Journal: Revista alergia Mexico (Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico : 1993) (Rev Alerg Mex) 1995 Jul-Aug Vol. 42 Issue 4 Pg. 64-8 ISSN: 0002-5151 [Print] Mexico
• Vernacular Title: Estudio comparativo de la eficacia de dos corticoides orales en el control de la crisis grave de asma bronquial: deflazacort y prednisona.
• PMID: 7552187 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents
• Pregnenediones
• deflazacort
• Prednisone

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Adult
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents (therapeutic use)
• Asthma (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Prednisone (therapeutic use)
• Pregnenediones (therapeutic use)
• Severity of Illness Index