Hydrocortisone replacement therapy in children and adolescents with hypopituitarism

Appropriate replacement doses of glucocorticoid are important to determine in primary and secondary adrenal deficiency in children, both to avoid the risks of hypoglycaemia and adrenal crisis associated with undertreatment, and to avoid growth suppression and reduced final height potential associated with steroid excess. The aim of this study was to assess how closely conventional twice daily hydrocortisone administration mimics physiological cortisol secretion in a group of ACTH‐deficient children and adolescents.

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