Moderate dose inhaled corticosteroid-induced symptomatic adrenal suppression: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1184-1190

  Schwartz, Richard H ^a   Neacsu, Otilia ^a   Ascher, David P ^a   Alpan, Oral ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal insufficiency; adrenal suppression; bronchial asthma; fluticasone

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALBUTEROL; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE;

EID: 84870538392     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812462235     Document Type: Review

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