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Inhibition of growth and adrenal suppression are reported following the use of intranasal betamethasone (0.1%) in a 9-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis and nasal polyps and in a 3-year-old girl with allergic rhinitis. On stopping treatment catch-up growth occurred and adrenal function returned to normal.
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Daman Willems, C.E., Dinwiddie, R., Grant, D.B. et al. Temporary inhibition of growth and adrenal suppression associated with the use of steroid nose drops. Eur J Pediatr 153, 632–634 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02190681
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02190681