Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Long-term glucocorticoids can result in iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome with adrenal suppression. Most patients reactivate their hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis once they’re weaned off glucocorticoids. During glucocorticoid withdrawal, many clinicians switch patients to hydrocortisone to benefit from its short half-life1. However, in some patients, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis recovery is delayed despite the above. It is unclear whethe...