Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression in asthmatic children on inhaled and nasal corticosteroids: Is the early-morning serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) a useful screening test?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 614-620

  Zöllner, Ekkehard W ^a,b   Lombard, Carl ^c   Galal, Ushma ^c   Hough, Stephen ^d   Irusen, Elvis ^d   Weinberg, Eugene ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Asthma; Pituitary adrenal function tests; Steroids adverse effects

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METYRAPONE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052912373     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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