Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Bet 2. Steroids in children with erythema multiforme.

Report by Mark Riley , ST3 in Emergency Medicine Search checked by Rachel Jenner , Consultant in Emergency Medicine Institution: Booth Hall Children’s Hospital, Manchester, Manchester, UK A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether steroids are of any benefit in children with erythema multiforme. From a search of 136 papers only two presented controlled evidence addressing the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. …