Long-acting porcine ACTH stimulated salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.
Geena Susan GeorgePuthiyaveettil Khadar JabbarChellamma JayakumariMathew JohnMalathi MiniThekkumkara Surendran Nair AnishDarvin V DasRamesh GomezRavindranath SreenathNandini PrasadAbilash NairPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)
Salivary cortisol estimation following stimulation using intramuscular porcine ACTH (Adrenocorticotrophic hormone) (30 units) is an economical and accurate alternative to SST in the diagnosis of AI, m and its level of 30 nmol/L or more at 2 hours confirms adrenal sufficiency.