Endocrine Abstracts

In a retrospective study, we studied the medical notes of 35 patients with adrenal insufficiency; aged 61±15 (mean ±S.D.) years. Their average age at diagnosis was 45±18 years, and duration of the disease was 17±15 years.Most patients were on hydrocortisone replacement (32 patients); taking 23±4 mg daily in divided doses, and only 3 (9%) patients were on single dose of prednisone 7.5±05 mg daily in a single do...