Demystifying “steroid withdrawal” during remission in Cushing's disease: Is mineralocorticoid replacement the answer?

Objective: To study renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis status (RAAS) in patients of Cushing's disease (CD) at baseline and 6 weeks after curative trans-sphenoidal surgery and evaluate the role of mineralocorticoid replacement in the resolution of “steroid withdrawal syndrome” (SWS). Postoperati...

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Main Authors: Nimisha Jain, K Mahesh Kumar, Naresh Sachdeva, Anil Bhansali, Rama Walia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2019;volume=23;issue=4;spage=456;epage=459;aulast=Jain