Relative adrenal insufficiency in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Relative adrenal insufficiency in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder is treated with rapid decrement of immunosuppressive therapy. This cannot be achieved with ease in patients on long-term glucocorticoid therapy, as chronically suppressed adrenal glands may not be capable of mounting adequate response to stress. A 52-year...

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Main Authors: Cinclair R, Rice J, Agraharkar M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
drug therapy
etiology
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Steroidal
therapeutic use
Case Report
Corticotropin
diagnostic use
Glucocorticoids
pharmacology
Human
Hyponatremia
Hypotension
Orthostatic
Immunosuppressive Agents
Kidney Transplantation
adverse effects
immunology
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
complications
Male
Middle Age
Prednisone
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