We previously reported that as many as one third of hospitalized patients with asthma treated with a low to medium daily dose of inhaled steroids (ICSs) for an average of 4.5 years showed adrenal insufficiency (AI). To re-examine this issue in consecutive outpatients with asthma because of ...
Inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiencyInhaled steroids are safe at normal doses, but beware very high doses, especially of fluticasoneGDepartmentRussellDepartmentBMJArchives of Disease in ChildhoodRussell G. Inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency. Arch Dis Child. 2002;87(6):455–6....
Tertiary adrenal insufficiency is the result of damage to the hypothalamus which can affect its ability to produce CRH. The most common causes for this are brain tumors, trauma to the base of the skull or sudden withdrawal from long-term use of exogenous steroids....
Have your child wear medical alert jewelry or carry a card that says he or she has adrenal insufficiency. You may get one from your local drugstore or ask your child's healthcare provider where to get one.Ways to help your child:Give your child snacks that contain sugar when he or she...
Related to adrenal steroids:ACTH,Corticosteroids cor·ti·co·ste·roid (kôr′tĭ-kō-stĕr′oid′,-stîr′-) n. Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents, including the glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, and the mineralocorticoids, such as...
a vessel through which blood passes from various organs or parts back to the heart, in the systemic circulation carrying blood that has given up most of its oxygen. Veins, like arteries, have three coats: an inner coat (tunica intima), middle coat (tunica media), and outer coat (tunica ...
A rarely used term for inflammation of the adrenal gland; adrenal gland inflammation, which is most commonly autoimmune, but also post-necrotic/haemorrhagic xanthogranulomatous, and tuberculous. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. ...
adrenal insufficiency; mitochondria; familial glucocorticoid deficiency; mitochondrial diseases1. Introduction Steroids are vital hormones implicated in a plethora of homeostatic pathways that are necessary for normal physiological function [1]. Mitochondria are the main source of cellular ATP, and are ...
Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is a rare endocrine disease in which there is destruction of the adrenal cortex with resultant inadequate secretion of the adrenal cortical hormones – cortisol, aldosterone and androgens. From: Tuberculosis, 2009 ...
Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is common in critically ill patients with cirrhosis, but it has been also documented in non-critically ill patients. Its pathophysiology is complex and not well understood yet. In this review, we aimed to present potential mechanisms and causal pathways implicated...