The antiepileptic drug carbamazepine can cause adrenal insufficiency in patients under hormone replacement therapy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Hormones (Athens). 2013 Jul-Sep;12(3):470-1. doi: 10.1007/BF03401314.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / complications
  • Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / drug therapy*
  • Adrenal Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Adult
  • Carbamazepine / adverse effects*
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Fludrocortisone / therapeutic use
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Steroid 21-Hydroxylase / genetics

Substances

  • Carbamazepine
  • Dexamethasone
  • Steroid 21-Hydroxylase
  • Fludrocortisone