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Impulse Oscillometry Findings in Children and Adolescents with Adrenal Insufficiency: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Par Yılmaz E, Topal E, Dündar İ et 3 autres.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Background
Airway function in children with adrenal insufficiency (AI) has not been well characterized. We evaluated impulse oscillometry (IOS) findings in pediatric AI and compared patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and AI due to causes other than CAH (non-CAH AI).
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, 52 children with AI underwent IOS. Oscillometric abnormalities were defined using z-score-based upper and lower limits of normal. IOS z-scores and clinical characteristics were compared between the CAH (n = 24) and non-CAH AI (n = 28) groups.