Laboratory changes during adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy associated with renal calcified lesions.

Hiroyuki MiyaharaTomoyuki AkiyamaKosei HasegawaMari AkiyamaMakio OkaKatsuhiro KobayashiHirokazu Tsukahara

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)

The risk of renal calcified lesions increased after 2 weeks of ACTH treatment. Abnormal findings in urinary sediments might be an early sign of renal calcification during ACTH therapy.

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