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Published on: April 25, 2016
Symptomatic adrenal insufficiency during inhaled corticosteroid treatment
L Patel1, J K Wales, M S Kibirige
1Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, Booth Hall Childrens Hospital, Manchester M9 7AA, UK. lp@man.ac.uk
Abstract:
Symptomatic adrenal insufficiency, presenting as hypoglycaemia or poor weight gain, may occur on withdrawal of corticosteroid treatment but has not previously been reported during inhaled corticosteroid treatment. This case series illustrates the occurrence of clinically significant adrenal insufficiency in asthmatic children while patients were on inhaled corticosteroid treatment and the unexpected modes of presentation. General practitioners and paediatricians need to be aware that this unusual but acute serious complication may occur in patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids.
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