Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Determinants of why only a subset of patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) experience recurrent adrenal crises (AC) and intercurrent illnesses are not well understood. This study aimed to identify whether residual adrenal function (RAF), defined by the peak response to a provocative test undertaken before commencing glucocorticoids, may help explain differences in prevalence.Design and Methods: Patients wit...