Glucocorticoid induced adrenal insufficiency

A Prete, I Bancos - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Synthetic glucocorticoids are widely used for their anti-inflammatory and
immunosuppressive actions. A possible unwanted effect of glucocorticoid treatment is …

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in pregnancy: challenges in disease detection and treatment

JR Lindsay, LK Nieman - Endocrine reviews, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Pregnancy dramatically affects the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis leading to increased
circulating cortisol and ACTH levels during gestation, reaching values in the range seen in …

Exogenous Cushing's syndrome and glucocorticoid withdrawal

RL Hopkins, MC Leinung - Endocrinology and Metabolism …, 2005 - endo.theclinics.com
The first therapeutic use of glucocorticoids in 1948 resulted in dramatic clinical improvement
in a patient's severe rheumatoid arthritis. Almost immediately, however, the potential …

Appropriate use of corticosteroids in Crohn's disease

PM Irving, RB Gearry, MP Sparrow… - Alimentary …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background Corticosteroids are a well‐established treatment for active Crohn's disease and
have been widely used for decades. It has become apparent, however, that a proportion of …

Adrenal diseases during pregnancy: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management strategies

M Kamoun, MF Mnif, N Charfi, FH Kacem… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Adrenal diseases—including disorders such as Cushing's syndrome, Addison's disease,
pheochromocytoma, primary hyperaldosteronism and congenital adrenal hyperplasia—are …

Adrenal disease in pregnancy

O Lekarev, MI New - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Adrenal disorders in pregnancy are relatively rare, yet can lead to significant maternal and
fetal morbidity. Making a diagnosis is challenging as pregnancy may alter the manifestation …

Emerging nanoparticle platforms to improve the administration of glucocorticoids

B Tessier, N Tsapis, E Fattal, L Moine - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids (GC) are common drugs used to treat acute and chronic inflammatory
diseases, whose prolonged use can result in severe side effects hampering their efficacy. In …

European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society Joint Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and therapy of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency

F Beuschlein, T Else, I Bancos, S Hahner… - European journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Glucocorticoids are widely prescribed as anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents.
This results in at least 1% of the population using chronic glucocorticoid therapy, being at …

[PDF][PDF] therapy of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency

N Karavitaki, A Prete - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2024 - pure-oai.bham.ac.uk
Glucocorticoids are widely prescribed as anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents.
This results in at least 1% of the population using chronic glucocorticoid therapy, being at …

Síndrome de Cushing exógena e retirada de glicocorticóides

DJPC Romanholi, LR Salgado - Arquivos Brasileiros de …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Glicocorticóides são amplamente utilizados na prática clínica para o controle da atividade
de doenças auto-imunes, inflamatórias, alérgicas e outras entidades nosológicas. Doses …