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One of the most hard lived misconceptions I have to fight with parents on a daily basis is their fear of steroids in any form. Yes, in the old days, when steroids were only available for systemic administration like tablets and injections, the fear was somewhat adequate. Today there is a very compact scientific consensus in favor of modern applications of steroid derivatives. That is true for treating a few months old babies with asthma with steroid inhalations - as well as equally young patients with topical steroids for eczema.

Not trying to be a hard head or besserwisser. It is just that I meet all these kids every day that really suffer from, for example, a severe eczema because their parents are afraid of steroids - when I know it is perfectly OK to treat them and above all the children will feel so much better without the constant suffering.

Again, sorry, I know every parent want what is best for their child and I do not want to sound like an old school teacher - but I burn for the little ones.