Adrenal crises in children treated with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids for asthma

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 214-216

  Macdessi, Joseph S ^a   Randell, Tabitha L ^a   Donaghue, Kim C ^a   Ambler, Geoffrey R ^b   Van Asperen, Peter P ^a   Mellis, Craig M ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSION FLUID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INFECTION; LETHARGY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; PIGMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 0345700702     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05165.x     Document Type: Article

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