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ea0035p35 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2014

Glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency in prednisolone treated patients and how it relates to glucocorticoid dose and the duration of treatment

Dinsen Stina , Baslund Bo , Klose Marianne , Rasmussen AEse Krogh , Friis-Hansen Lennart , Hilsted Linda , Locht Henning , Hansen Annette , Feldt-Rasmussen Ulla

Objective: We aimed to assess the prevalence of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency in prednisolone treated patients, and its relation to glucocorticoid dose and duration of treatment.Subjects and measures: As part of a larger study 48 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (33 women, aged 34–85 years) treated with a mean prednisolone dose of 7.0 mg (range 5–20 mg) per day, and a mean duration of treatment of 95 months (range: 6–360 m...