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ea0029oc7.5 | Adrenal Clinical | ICEECE2012

Continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion (CSHI) as replacement therapy in Addison’s disease (AD)

Oksnes M. , Bjornsdottir S. , Methlie P. , Bratland E. , Isaksson M. , Kampe O. , Hulting A. , Bensing S. , Husebye E. , Lovas K.

Background: Conventional glucocorticoid replacement therapy is unphysiological, and does not restore quality-of-life in AD. Here we evaluated the dosing regimens and glucocorticoid metabolism in 10 patients undergoing 24 h sampling during oral replacement therapy and CSHI.Design, Subjects, Measurements: We set up a cross-over randomised multi-centre clinical trial to evaluate dosage and effects of CSHI in 40 Scandinavian AD patients, comparing 3 months o...