Abstract
Symptoms and laboratory evidence of adrenal suppression developed in 2 children with the human immunodeficiency virus after megestrol acetate (MA) therapy was discontinued; both required transient glucocorticoid replacement therapy. High-dose corticotropin stimulation testing performed on children with the human immunodeficiency virus treated or not treated with MA showed that baseline and post-corticotropin cortisol levels were extremely low in 7 of 10 treated patients and normal in 10 of 10 members of a control group (P < .01). MA may suppress adrenal function, and replacement glucocorticoids may prevent or relieve associated symptoms at times of severe stress or on discontinuation of MA therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 368-370 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health