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Hypoglycemia due to adrenal suppression secondary to high‐dose nebulized corticosteroid
Author(s) -
Dunlop K.A.,
Carson D.J.,
Shields M.D.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10132
Subject(s) - medicine , adrenal crisis , budesonide , corticosteroid , adrenal insufficiency , hypoglycemia , anesthesia , asthma , inhaled corticosteroids , pediatrics , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
High‐dose inhaled corticosteroids, greater than 400 mcg per day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent, can cause adrenal insufficiency, but a hypoglycemic crisis has not been reported with the use of nebulized corticosteroids. We describe a 21‐month‐old asthmatic boy who had a hypoglycemic seizure during a proven acute adrenal crisis secondary to high‐dose nebulized budesonide treatment. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2002; 34:85–86. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.