Assessment of adrenal suppression in children with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids: use of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate as a screening test.

Dorsey, Morna J

Assessment of adrenal suppression in children with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids: use of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate as a screening test. [electronic resource] - Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Aug 2006 - 182-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1081-1206

10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60010-5 doi


Administration, Inhalation
Adrenal Cortex Function Tests--methods
Adrenal Cortex Hormones--administration & dosage
Adrenal Insufficiency--chemically induced
Asthma--drug therapy
Biomarkers--blood
Child
Cosyntropin
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate--blood
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System--drug effects
Male
Mass Screening
Pituitary-Adrenal System--drug effects
ROC Curve