High Incidence of Adrenal Crisis in Educated Patients With Chronic Adrenal Insufficiency: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Stefanie Hahner,
Christina Spinnler,
Martin Faßnacht,
Stephanie BurgerStritt,
Katharina Lang,
Danijela Milovanovic,
Felix Beuschlein,
Holger S. Willenberg,
Marcus Quinkler,
Bruno Allolio
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-3191
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal insufficiency , adrenal crisis , incidence (geometry) , odds ratio , prospective cohort study , complication , pediatrics , confidence interval , physics , optics
Adrenal crisis (AC) is a life-threatening complication of adrenal insufficiency (AI), which according to retrospective data represents a significant clinical complication. Here we aimed to prospectively assess incidence of AC and mortality associated with AC in patients with chronic AI.
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