Talat Mushtaq, Salma R Ali, Nabil Boulos, Roisin Boyle, Tim Cheetham, Justin Huw Davies, Charlotte Jane Elder, Hoong-Wei Gan, Peter C Hindmarsh, Harshini Katugampola, Nils Krone, Maria Salomon Estebanez, Savitha Shenoy, Sally Tollerfield, Sze Choong Wong, Fiona Regan
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is characterised by lack of cortisol production from the adrenal glands. This can be a primary adrenal disorder or secondary to adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency or suppression from exogenous glucocorticoids. Symptoms of AI in children may initially be non-specific and include growth faltering, lethargy, poor feeding, weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting and lingering illnesses. AI is treated with replacement doses of hydrocortisone. At times of physiological stress such as illness, trauma or surgery, there is an increased requirement for exogenous glucocorticoids, which if untreated can lead to an adrenal crisis and death...
November 2023: Archives of Disease in Childhood