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Access to fludrocortisone and to hydrocortisone in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: it takes a village… [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), if untreated, carries high morbidity and mortality. A higher incidence of CAH is expected in countries where consanguinity is common, such as in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO).
, Asma Deeb, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Jamal Raza, Amanda Rowlands, Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, Asmahane Ladjouze, Rasha T Hamza, Salwa A Musa, Farida Jennane, Bouferoua Fadila, Delileche Hana, Djahlat Larbi, Noumi Mustapha, Haya Alkhayyat, Abdourahman Douksie, Ali Rabbani, Ali Al-Jumaili, Rasha Odeh, Hessa Alkandari, Hala Tfayli, Suleiman Abusrewil, Millad Ghawil, Aisha Al senani, Fawziya Alkhalaf, Abdelhadi Habeb, Noman Ahmad, Omer Elshareef, Mohamed Abdullah, Olivia Al-Hassan, Dima Karah, Mongia Hachicha, Mohammed Alshakka   +32 more
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Chronic urine acidification by fludrocortisone to treat infectious kidney stones [PDF]

Comptes Rendus. Chimie, 2021
Chronic urinary tract infections by urease-producing bacteria may increase urine pH and promote thereby the formation of recurrent kidney stones made of highly carbonated calcium phosphate apatite and struvite, a magnesium ammonium phosphate.
Lionet, Arnaud, Roger, Camille, Biardeau, Xavier, Daudon, Michel, Letavernier, Emmanuel   +4 more
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Performance of renin assays in selecting fludrocortisone dose in children with adrenal disorders [PDF]

Endocrine Connections
Children with salt-wasting adrenal insufficiency are managed with glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement. Measurement of renin activity or concentration alongside blood electrolyte levels is used to monitor the adequacy of mineralocorticoid ...
Timothy J Morris, Andrew Whatmore, Laura Hamilton, Beverly Hird, Eric S Kilpatrick, Lesley Tetlow, Peter Clayton   +6 more
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Cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a child with central diabetes insipidus following surgery for recurrent craniopharyngioma: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas in children can produce disorders related to water and sodium such as central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS).
Manuel André Virú-Loza
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Is fludrocortisone the missing piece in septic shock? A closer look. [PDF]

Intensive Care Med
Luo M, Wan Z.
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Fludrocortisone dose-response relationship in septic shock: a randomised phase II trial. [PDF]

Intensive Care Med
Walsham J, Hammond N, Blumenthal A, Cohen J, Myburgh J, Finfer S, Evans D, Peake S, Kruger P, McCullough J, Johnk L, Ghelani D, Billot L, Shan S, Meyer J, Rajbhandari D, Koch C, Bellomo R, Burrell LM, Young M, Roberts M, Mackenzie L, Medley G, Dalton J, Venkatesh B.   +24 more
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Severe metabolic alkalosis with fludrocortisone therapy—a case report

Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
. Background. We present an atypical case of severe metabolic alkalosis, not reported in the literature to date. Case Presentation. Owing to concerns of apneas and desaturation, a 75-year-old man presented to the emergency department with significantly ...
Grace Williams, Honor Hinxman
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Fludrocortisone Induces Aortic Pathologies in Mice

Biomolecules, 2022
Background and Objective: In an experiment designed to explore the mechanisms of fludrocortisone-induced high blood pressure, we serendipitously observed aortic aneurysms in mice infused with fludrocortisone.
Dien Ye, Congqing Wu, Hui Chen, Ching-Ling Liang, Deborah A. Howatt, Michael K. Franklin, Jessica J. Moorleghen, Samuel C. Tyagi, Estrellita Uijl, A. H. Jan Danser, Hisashi Sawada, Alan Daugherty, Hong S. Lu   +12 more
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Cardiac and vascular effects of low-dose steroids during the early phase of septic shock: An echocardiographic study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundLow-dose steroids are known to increase arterial pressure during septic shock through restoration of vasopressor response to norepinephrine. However, their effects on cardiac performance and ventriculo-arterial coupling (VAC) have never been ...
François Bagate, François Bagate, Alexandre Coppens, Paul Masi, Paul Masi, Nicolas de Prost, Nicolas de Prost, Nicolas de Prost, Guillaume Carteaux, Guillaume Carteaux, Guillaume Carteaux, Keyvan Razazi, Keyvan Razazi, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Armand Mekontso Dessap   +15 more
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Use of Deoxycorticosterone Pivalate by Veterinarians: A Western European Survey

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
This study aims to gather knowledge about the use of deoxycorticosterone pivalate (DOCP) by Western European Veterinarians (WEV) in dogs with typical hypoadrenocorticism.
Rita Rebocho, Marina Domínguez-Ruiz, Ryane E. Englar, Carolina Arenas, Maria Dolores Pérez-Alenza, Andrea Corsini, Federico Fracassi, Michael Bennaim, Rodolfo Oliveira Leal   +8 more
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