Adrenal suppression is a side effect of long‐term use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) measurement is a noninvasive tool for measuring adrenal function that may be useful for asthmatic patients who are on long‐term ICS treatment. The aim of this study was to compare HCC between children with and without asthma and to explore the association between HCC and ICS dose in asthmatic children.
children with asthma have lower HCC than children without asthma, possibly due to adrenal suppression caused by ICS use. Whether HCC can be used as a monitoring tool to predict the risk of hypocortisolism in children with asthma needs to be further explored.
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