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. 2006 Mar 23;91(10):808–813. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.087247

Table 3 Clinical details of children who had flat adrenal response (cases 1–6) or symptomatic adrenal insufficiency (case 7).

Case Age at test Sex Dose of FP (μg/d) On oral prednisolone at time of testing? Basal/peak cortisol (nmol/l) Success‐fully weaned from ICS Current status
1 7.6 M 2000 N <25/<25 Y Well and off all treatment
2 8.6 F 1000 Y (4 mg daily) 157/172 N Remains on prednisolone 5 mg daily and FP 500 μg/day
3 9.3 F 1000 N (but 7 short courses in previous 12 mth) <25/<25 N Now on 400 μg/day mometasone; weaning off hydrocortisone replacement
4 6.6 F 1000 N 167/138 N FP now reduced to 250 μg/day; oral prednisolone stopped at 7.5 years
5 11.7 F 1000 N 98/227 N On 5 mg daily of prednisolone and 500 μg/day FP
6 6.2 F 1000 N (but >8 short courses in previous year) <28/181 N Unsuccessful attempts to reduce FP; now on maintenance dose of prednisolone
7 6.1 M 1000 N 118/269 Y Well and on treatment with Symbicort