Somatosensory function in patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency treated with two different doses of hydrocortisone-Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Low cortisol levels are associated with several functional pain syndromes. In patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI), the lack in endogenous cortisol production is substituted by the administration of oral hydrocortisone (HC). Our previous study showed that a lower dose of HC led to an...

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Main Authors: Jorien Werumeus Buning, Karl-Heinz Konopka, Pauline Brummelman, Janneke Koerts, Robin P F Dullaart, Gerrit van den Berg, Melanie M van der Klauw, Oliver Tucha, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, André P van Beek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5501533?pdf=render