Dina Mohamed Akmal <br/><br/>
Role of Steroids in Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia /  
 دور الكورتيزون فى منع حدوث المرض الشعبى الرئوى المزمن 
Dina Mohamed Akmal ; Supervised Nadia Hassan Badrawi , Lamiaa Mohsen , Hebatallah Abouhussein 
 - Cairo :   Dina Mohamed Akmal ,   2006 
 - 150P ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease with peculiar clinical , radiological and histological characteristics In general , it affects preterm infants submitted to oxygen therapy and to mechanical ventilation in the first days of life Although the use of steroids to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia is appealing , it is still not possible to provide firm guidelines for the use of postnatal steroid treatment 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Chronic lung disease dexamethasone