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steroids have been used, then standard approaches to weaning should be followed, but if after a prolonged period there has been no recovery of endogenous cortisol production, then the possibility of co-existent ACTH deficiency should be considered. Hence
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median age was 57.5 years (range 55–64). There were three patients with tumors of the adrenal gland (1× bilateral nonfunctioning, 1× bilateral with suspicion of cyclic cortisol secretion, and 1x unilateral with subclinical cortisol secretion) and two
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