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Unfortunately, cortisol levels and adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) response was not routinely measured in patients with infection, and adrenal insufficiency may have been underestimated in this group.
· Sepsis can cause occult adrenal insufficiency in the presence of normal or even elevated serum cortisol concentrations.
The nonseptic group included eight patients with intra-abdominal disease (five with decompensated cirrhosis, three with acute pancreatitis), one patient with adrenal insufficiency, and four patients with unclear etiologies for hypotension and low SVR (idiopathic).
Since fasting, insulin deficiency, and leptin insufficiency also lead to an elevation in plasma glucocorticoids [ 8 ] , and adrenalectomy of leptin-deficient ob/ob mice largely normalizes hypothalamic gene expression in these mice [ 9 ] , it is plausible that elevated glucocorticoids may mediate some effects of nutritional state on hypothalamic gene expression.
She was started on low-dose hydrocortisone for her adrenal insufficiency and megestrol acetate to increase her appetite.