Hair cortisol and inhaled corticosteroid use in asthmatic children.
Esmé J BaanErica L T van den AkkerMarjolein EngelkesYolanda B de RijkeJohan C de JongsteMiriam C J M SturkenboomKatia M VerhammeHettie M JanssensPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)
We observed a significantly lower HCC in asthmatics than in healthy controls and a nonsignificant trend of lower HCC with increasing ICS dose. Whether HCC measurement may be used to detect individuals at risk for hypocortisolism and may be useful to monitor adrenal function in asthmatic children using ICS needs to be further investigated.