Incidence and Risk Factors for Adrenal Crisis in Pediatric-onset Adrenal Insufficiency: A Prospective Study.

Mayumi HosokawaYosuke IchihashiYasunori SatoNao ShibataKeisuke NagasakiKento IkegawaYukihiro Hasegawa Takashi HamajimaFusa NagamatsuShigeru SuzukiChikahiko NumakuraNaoko AmanoGoro SasakiKeiko NagaharaShun SonedaDaisuke AriyasuMiwako MaedaHotaka KamasakiKeiko AsoTomonobu Hasegawa Tomohiro Ishii

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)

A substantial proportion of patients with pediatric-onset AI experience AC. Younger age and an increased number of infections are independent risk factors for developing AC in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
prognostic factors
young adults