Cushing syndrome, drug-induced

Fhtients may require a lower dose of glucocorticoid than those with primary adrenal insufficiency. Some patients will only require glucocorticoid replacement temporarily, which can be discontinued after recovery of the HPA axis (e.g., drug-induced adrenal insufficiency, adrenal insufficiency following treatment for Cushing s syndrome). 

Drug-Induced Cushing s Syndrome (ACTH-independent)—most common cause of Cushing s syndrome... 

Measures for Attenuating or Preventing Drug-induced Cushing s Syndrome... 

Tsuruoka S, Sugimoto K, Fujimura A. Drug-induced Cushing syndrome in a patient with ulcerative colitis after betamethasone enema evaluation of plasma drug concentration. Ther Drug Monit 1998 20(4) 387-9. 

In drug-induced Cushing syndrome, patients begin to exhibit many of the symptoms associated with the... 

Measures for attenuating or preventing drug-Induced Cushing syndrome, (a) Use... 

Yoganathan K, David L, Williams C, Jones K. Cushing s syndrome with adrenal suppression induced by inhaled budesonide due to a ritonavir drug interaction in a woman with HIV infection. Int J STD AIDS 2012 23(7) 520-1. 

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