Glucocorticoid induced adrenal insufficiency is common in steroid treated glomerular diseases - proposed strategy for screening and management

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are frequently used to treat glomerular diseases but are associated with multiple adverse effects including hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis inhibition that can lead to adrenal insufficiency (AI) on withdrawal. There is no agreed GC tapering strategy to minimise...

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Autores principales: Karangizi, Alvin H. K., Al-Shaghana, May, Logan, Sarah, Criseno, Sherwin, Webster, Rachel, Boelaert, Kristien, Hewins, Peter, Harper, Lorraine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31060510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1354-6

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