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Steroids do not help throat injuries caused by acid

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Children who have sustained throat injuries from swallowing lye or acid do not benefit from taking steroids, the usual treatment of choice.

In a study at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., 60 children with serious esophageal in

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