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. 2003 Apr;21(4):633-6.
doi: 10.1183/09031936.03.00306302.

Adrenal suppression from high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate in children with asthma

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Adrenal suppression from high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate in children with asthma

D Sim et al. Eur Respir J. 2003 Apr.
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Abstract

This cross-sectional study was designed to examine the prevalence of adrenocortical suppression in children with asthma treated with high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP). Children and adolescents (n=50) with asthma, treated with inhaled FP at a dose of > or = 1,000 mg a day for > or = 6 months, were enrolled. Early morning serum cortisol was performed. Subjects with a serum cortisol of < 400 nmol x L(-1) had a tetracosactrin stimulation test. Fifty subjects of mean age 13.1 yrs were treated with a mean dose of 924.7 microg x m(-2) x day(-1) FP for a mean duration of 2 yrs. Of the 50 subjects, 36 (72%) had serum cortisol levels of < 400 nmol x L(-1) and underwent tetracosactrin stimulation test. Of these, 6 (17%) demonstrated a less than two-fold increase in serum cortisol from baseline and peak cortisol level of < or = 550 nmol x L(-1) at 30 or 60 min poststimulation. There was a significant negative correlation between the dose of FP x m(-2) and stimulated peak cortisol level. Biochemical evidence of adrenocortical insufficiency was demonstrated in 12% of the subjects, indicating that high-dose fluticasone propionate use may be associated with dose-dependent adrenocortical suppression.

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