Diagnostic accuracy of morning serum cortisol concentration in confirming recovery of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients on chronic glucocorticoid therapy

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2024 Aug;101(2):140-141. doi: 10.1111/cen.15077. Epub 2024 May 19.

Authors

Ella Sharma¹, Joe Berry², Bridget Griffiths², Alice Lorenzi², Ben Thompson², Chris Boot³, Yaasir Mamoojee¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
² Department of Rheumatology, Freemen Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Department of Blood Sciences, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

PMID: 38764285
DOI: 10.1111/cen.15077

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Circadian Rhythm / physiology
Female
Glucocorticoids* / therapeutic use
Humans
Hydrocortisone* / blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System* / drug effects
Male
Middle Aged
Pituitary-Adrenal System* / drug effects

Substances

Hydrocortisone
Glucocorticoids