PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - L Patel
AU  - J K Wales
AU  - M S Kibirige
AU  - A A Massarano
AU  - J M Couriel
AU  - P E Clayton
TI  - Symptomatic adrenal insufficiency during inhaled corticosteroid treatment
AID  - 10.1136/adc.85.4.330
DP  - 2001 Oct 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 330--334
VI  - 85
IP  - 4
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/4/330.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/4/330.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2001 Oct 01; 85
AB  - Symptomatic adrenal insufficiency, presenting as hypoglycaemia or poor weight gain, may occur on withdrawal of corticosteroid treatment but has not previously been reported during inhaled corticosteroid treatment. This case series illustrates the occurence of clinically significant adrenal insufficiency in asthmatic children while patients were on inhaled corticosteroid treatment and the unexpected modes of presentation. General practitioners and paediatricians need to be aware that this unusual but acute serious complication may occur in patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids.