Stress doses of glucocorticoids cannot prevent progression of all adrenal crises

Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Aso, Keiko ^a,b   Izawa, Masako ^b   Higuchi, Asako ^b   Kotoh, Shinobu ^b   Hasegawa, Yukihiro ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal crisis; Electrolyte disturbance; Hypoglycemia; Stress doses of glucocorticoids; Young children

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 63449133939     PISSN: 09185739     EISSN: 13477358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1297/cpe.18.23     Document Type: Article

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