A rare case of adrenal insufficiency induced by inhaled corticosteroids

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 841-842

  Samaras, Nikolaos ^a   Schneider, Alexis ^a   Frangos, Emilia ^b   Forster, Alexandre ^a   Samaras, Dimitrios ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Clinic of Jolimont   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; DARIFENACIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FLUTICASONE; OXAZEPAM; PREDNISONE; SALMETEROL; TETRACOSACTIDE; TETRACOSACTIDE ACETATE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; AMNESIA; ANOREXIA; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84877937833     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12241     Document Type: Letter

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