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ea0019p328 | Steroids | SFEBES2009

Homeopathic medication and hyperthalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis

Hawkins A , Boochandran T , Nikookam K

The aim of these two case reports (husband and wife) is to highlight the importance of homeopathic medication on HPA axis.The first case is a 60-year-old Indian lady known to have diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, who presented with difficulty in losing weight and generalised aches and pains. As part of the investigations by her General Practitioner her serum cortisol was found to be low at 32 mmol/l. Short synacthen test showed ...