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Transient corticotropin deficiency in critical illness

A I Kidess1, R H Caplan, R H Reynertson

  • 1Section of Endocrinology, Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Summary

Critically ill patients with low cortisol may have transient corticotropin deficiency, not primary adrenal insufficiency. Glucocorticoid treatment is recommended when direct testing is difficult.

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