Inadvertent treatment of hypoadrenalism with prednisolone in pemphigus: A case report

Pituitary and adrenal insufficiency must not be overlooked when weaning patients down from high‐dose steroids. Prednisolone can be used as glucocorticoid replacement therapy, with most patients needing 3‐4 mg once daily.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Choudhury, Sirazum, Machenahalli, Pratibha, Tan, Tricia, Meeran, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2132
Descripción
Sumario:Pituitary and adrenal insufficiency must not be overlooked when weaning patients down from high‐dose steroids. Prednisolone can be used as glucocorticoid replacement therapy, with most patients needing 3‐4 mg once daily.

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