The Reliability of Salivary Cortisol Compared to Serum Cortisol for Diagnosing Adrenal Insufficiency with the Gold Standard ACTH Stimulation Test in Children

The Reliability of Salivary Cortisol Compared to Serum Cortisol for Diagnosing Adrenal Insufficiency with the Gold Standard ACTH Stimulation Test in Children

The ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) stimulation test is the gold standard for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency (AI), performed with ACTH high dose (HDT) or low dose (LDT). As salivary cortisol has been proposed as an alternative to serum cortisol, our aim was to evaluate the reliability of...

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Main Authors: Silvia Ciancia, Sjoerd A. A. van den Berg, Erica L. T. van den Akker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
high-dose ACTH stimulation test
low-dose ACTH stimulation test
salivary cortisol
children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1569

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