Recovery of adrenal function after long-term glucocorticoid therapy for giant cell arteritis: a cohort study.

Recovery of adrenal function after long-term glucocorticoid therapy for giant cell arteritis: a cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic systemic vasculitis of large and medium-sized arteries, for which long-term glucocorticoid (GC) treatment is needed. During GC withdrawal patients can suffer adrenal insufficiency. We sought to determine the time until recovery of adrenal function...

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Main Authors: Yvan Jamilloux, Eric Liozon, Gregory Pugnet, Sylvie Nadalon, Kim Heang Ly, Stephanie Dumonteil, Guillaume Gondran, Anne-Laure Fauchais, Elisabeth Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722149?pdf=render

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