Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Cirrhotic Patients

Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) was demonstrated in patients with cirrhosis and liver failure. A relationship appears to exist between the severity of the liver disease and the presence of RAI. Neither the mechanism nor the exact prevalence of RAI is fully understood. There is though a hypothes...

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Main Authors: Sotirios N. Anastasiadis, Olga I. Giouleme, Georgios S. Germanidis, Themistoklis G. Vasiliadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-08-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CGast.S18127