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| Wolff,Fernando H.; Nhuch,Claudio; Cadore,Luciana P.; Glitz,Cristina L.; Lhullier,Francisco; Furlanetto,Tania W.. |
| Adrenocortical insufficiency is a serious complication of AIDS. Usually, integrity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in AIDS patients is assessed by measuring basal cortisol levels and cortisol response to 250 mug of ACTH. Recent studies suggest that a lower ACTH dose increases the sensitivity of the procedure. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of adrenal hypofunction in AIDS patients using a low-dose ACTH test (1 mug), evaluated the clinical characteristics that might suggest this diagnosis, and the diseases and/or drugs that could be associated with it. We prospectively evaluated 63 very ill AIDS patients and 16 normal controls. A standard examination assessed the presence of signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; Adrenal insufficiency; ACTH; Cortisol. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000200002 |
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