“Adrenal crisis has been described in children treated with high doses of inhaled fluticasone propionate,” says Zöllner, “and it was consequently recommended that doses licensed for children should ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 25-Prescription topical corticosteroids may have more potential to cause adrenal suppression than many physicians realize, according to data presented yesterday at an FDA ...

We thank Dr. Kline and colleagues for their insightful comments regarding the potential risk of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis suppression in certain scenarios with nasal corticosteroids. 1 ...

Seventy-day-old male Sprague–Dawley rats (300 g; University of British Columbia Breeding Center) were used in this study. The rats were pair housed (except after surgical procedures, when they were ...

Subject: Risks of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression in children who are being treated for atopic dermatitis. Background: The Pediatric Subcommittee of the Anti-Infective Drugs ...

Hemangiomas of infancy (HOI) are sporadically occurring tumors of vascular endothelium that typically present during the first 2 months of life, undergo a proliferative phase, and eventually regress ...

Fluocinonide 0.05%; emollient base. Treat infection if present; discontinue if infection persists or worsens. Do not use near eyes, or on diaper dermatitis or pre-existing skin atrophy. Do not use ...

In their recent CMAJ Practice article on intranasal corticosteroids, Drs. Fowler and Sowerby1 stated that this therapy is not associated with hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis suppression.