Recovery of hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis suppression during treatment with inhaled corticosteroids for childhood asthma

OBJECTIVE: To describe recovery of adrenal insufficiency in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and cortisol replacement therapy. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational study. PATIENTS: A total of 113 patients, 74 male; age 10.4 (3.3–16.5) years; beclomethasone-equivalent ICS...

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Published in:J Asthma Allergy
Main Authors: Gangadharan, Arundoss, McCoy, Paul, Phyo, Aye, McGuigan, Michael P, Dharmaraj, Poonam, Ramakrishnan, Renuka, McNamara, Paul S, Blair, Joanne
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735982/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29290688
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S142874
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