Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Purpose. The prevalence of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis is unknown. Because these patients have lower levels of cortisol-binding carrier proteins, their total serum cortisol (TSC) correlates poorly with free serum cortisol (FC). Salivary cortisol (SaC) co...

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Main Authors: Lara Albert, Joaquím Profitós, Jordi Sánchez-Delgado, Ismael Capel, José Miguel González-Clemente, David Subías, Albert Cano, Eugenio Berlanga, Anna Espinal, Marta Hurtado, Rocío Pareja, Mercedes Rigla, Blai Dalmau, Mercedes Vergara, Mireia Miquel, Meritxell Casas, Olga Giménez-Palop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7251010

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7251010

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