Clinical impact of corticosteroid-induced adrenal suppression during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: A prospective observational study using the low-dose adrenocorticotropin test

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 645-650

  Rix, Mariane ^a   Birkebæk, Niels Holtum ^b   Rosthøj, Steen ^b   Clausen, Niels ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACCURACY; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFECTION; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; OBSERVATION; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27744516494     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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