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Can prednisone 5mg be given to a sickle cell baby?
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Yes but: There may be better options, talk with the pediatric hematologist.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Why?: Why do you want to give Prednisone to a baby (how old exactly?) with sickle cell disease? Prednisone is not a treatment for sickle cell disease, so is there another condition that would be treated with the steroid? More information would be helpful.
Answered 6/30/2014
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