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Successful Management of Cerebral Salt‐Wasting Syndrome in a Child With Epileptic Encephalopathy: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
This case highlights the integral role of clinical pharmacists in the treatment process and suggests that fludrocortisone can serve as a safe and effective treatment option for CSWS in pediatric patients, especially when standard sodium supplementation ...
Rui Zhang, Yi Deng, Wenjing Li
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Post-Tuberculosis Adrenal Crisis in a Young Boy: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT An adrenal crisis should be considered in children with a history of tuberculosis who present with shock, hypoglycemia, and hyperpigmentation. Even years after successful treatment, TB can cause irreversible adrenal damage leading to primary adrenal insufficiency. Early recognition and prompt glucocorticoid replacement are lifesaving.
Haleem A, Ashraf S, Tarique D, Zohair M, Singh A, Ayalew BD.   +5 more
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Management of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency and Overt Hypothyroidism in an HIV-Positive Patient in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In resource‐limited settings, clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion for primary adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism in HIV‐positive patients presenting with non‐specific symptoms. Relying on clinical judgment and response to treatment is crucial when confirmatory tests are unavailable.
Edward M, John W, Raphael DM.
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A Case of Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone Induced by Selpercatinib in a Patient With RET Fusion Gene-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a case of selpercatinib‐induced syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) that improved after drug withdrawal and was safely resumed at a reduced dose. ABSTRACT An 80‐year‐old woman with a lung nodule in the right lower lobe and pleural thickening was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma by a surgical lung biopsy.
Tanaka Y, Ikegami N, Miyamoto K, Shingu Y, Okagaki N, Sakamoto H, Nakanishi T, Nakamura S, Matsumura K, Ueyama M, Kaji Y, Hashimoto S, Tanaka E, Taguchi Y, Ohsumi Y, Nakagawa T, Matsunaga S, Hajiro T.   +17 more
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Corticosteroids for sepsis and septic shock: a meta-analysis of 18 RCTs with dose-stratified and fludrocortisone subgroup evaluation [PDF]

BMC Anesthesiology
Background The therapeutic benefit of corticosteroids in managing sepsis and septic shock remains controversial, particularly concerning optimal dosing strategies and the role of adjunctive fludrocortisone.
Lv Ruyuan, Shen Zhangshun, Li Hongling, Su Jianling   +3 more
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Clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. [PDF]

J Small Anim Pract
Objectives To determine the long‐term survival of dogs with hypoadrenocorticism during the period that desoxycorticosterone pivalate has become widely used. Secondary goals were to compare age at diagnosis, median survival times, and age at death for dogs with hyponatraemic and/or hyperkalaemic hypoadrenocorticism and eunatraemic eukalaemic ...
Sherrod TN, Lashnits E, Lunn KF.
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Case Report: Type II Bartter syndrome with a novel KCNJ1 variant in a premature neonate presenting with features of salt-wasting congenital adrenal crisis and pseudo-hypoaldosteronism [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionBartter syndrome (BS) is a rare group of inherited renal tubulopathies. Diagnosis of BS type II is challenging in the neonatal period as its clinical findings and biochemical features may mimic that of adrenal crisis and pseudo ...
Heung-Ching Tsui, Hua Tse-Timothy Cheng, Kai-Yee Lam, Lai-Ting Leung, Ka-Nam Au, Wai-Yu Wong, Luen Yee-Sylvia Siu, Lap-Ming Wong   +7 more
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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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