A 52-year-old man with well-controlled HIV infection taking ritonavir and increasing doses of
inhaled fluticasone for chronic bronchitis developed thrush. Within days of discontinuing …

Adrenal insufficiency is a disease caused by the deficit in production and/or secretion of
glucocorticoids. The aetiology of Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) can be classified into primary and …

Background: Adrenal insufficiency, a well recognised complication of treatment with oral
corticosteroids, has been described in association with inhaled corticosteroid use in over 60 …

We present a case of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome, induced by treatment with fluticasone
furoate (1–2 dd, 27.5 µg in each nostril) in a pediatric patient treated for congenital HIV. The …

High‐dose inhaled corticosteroids, greater than 400 mcg per day of beclomethasone
dipropionate or equivalent, can cause adrenal insufficiency, but a hypoglycemic crisis has …

A 14-year-old female with perinatally acquired HIV on boosted protease inhibitor (PI)
therapy with atazanavir and ritonavir rapidly developed cushingoid features with excessive …

Discussion Adrenal suppression with ritonavir and concomitant fluticasone has been
described in children and adolescents, 2, 4 and it has been suggested that other inhaled …

Patients with sickle cell disease often develop iron overload due to multiple blood
transfusions, which may result in significant morbidity and mortality due to organ …

Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment of all asthma severity levels in adults and
children. With their widespread use comes a responsibility to monitor, understand, and …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a mainstay in the treatment of COPD and asthma due in
large part to their excellent efficacy and safety profile compared with systemic …