Lower hair cortisol concentration in adolescent and young adult patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Q-Fever Fatigue Syndrome compared to controls.
Anouk VroegindeweijNiels EijkelkampSjoerd A A van den BergElise M van de PutteNico M WulffraatJoost F SwartSanne L NijhofPublished in: Psychoneuroendocrinology (2024)
Lower cortisol concentration can also be observed in the long-term. Lower HCC is not limited to ME/CFS, as it was also observed in QFS. The role of cortisol may differ between these diagnoses and appears to be unrelated to fatigue levels.