Adrenal reserve following treatment of Graves' orbitopathy with intravenous glucocorticoids

MeSH terms

• Administration, Intravenous
• Adrenal Cortex / drug effects*
• Adrenal Cortex / metabolism
• Adrenal Cortex Function Tests
• Adrenal Insufficiency / blood
• Adrenal Insufficiency / chemically induced
• Aged
• Biomarkers / blood
• Female
• Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
• Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
• Graves Ophthalmopathy / blood
• Graves Ophthalmopathy / diagnosis
• Graves Ophthalmopathy / drug therapy*
• Humans
• Hydrocortisone / blood*
• Male
• Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage*
• Methylprednisolone / adverse effects
• Middle Aged
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Pulse Therapy, Drug
• Risk Factors
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome