Adrenal insufficiency induced by megestrol acetate: Report of two cases

Endocrinol Nutr. 2015 Dec;62(10):515-6. doi: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.06.002. Epub 2015 Aug 3.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Alia María García-Castells¹, María Argente-Pla², Katerinne García-Malpartida², Roser Querol-Ripoll², Juan Francisco Merino-Torres²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Politécnico Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España. Electronic address: aliagar5@hotmail.com.
² Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Politécnico Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.

PMID: 26250842
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.06.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adrenal Insufficiency / chemically induced*
Adrenal Insufficiency / drug therapy
Aged
Appetite Stimulants / adverse effects*
Appetite Stimulants / therapeutic use
Cachexia / drug therapy*
Cachexia / etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Hydrocortisone / therapeutic use
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / complications
Male
Megestrol Acetate / adverse effects*
Megestrol Acetate / therapeutic use

Substances

Appetite Stimulants
Megestrol Acetate
Hydrocortisone