ea0037ep7 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2015
Canturk Zeynep
, Selek Alev
, Baris Serap
, Cetinarslan Berrin
, Tarkun Ilhan
, Akyay Zeynep
Introduction: Glucocorticoids, even endogenous or exogenous, suppress the inflammatory response therefore they are the most preferred treatment options in inflammatory diseases. Persistent hypercortisolism induces lymphopenia and lymphoid tissue atrophy. Excessive endogenous hypercortisolism might mask the active inflammatory disease. Rebound immune modulation may occur after Cushings syndrome (CS) remission, leading to the new onset of autoimmune diseases.<p class="...