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The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function of eight patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving regular intra-articular methyl prednisolone acetate was studied. Tests of the HPA axis 5–7 weeks after the last injection revealed suppression in two patients. Some patients receiving intra-articular corticosteroids may therefore have abnormal responses to stress.
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Reid, D.M., Patel, S., Reid, I.W. et al. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function in patients receiving long-term intra-articular corticosteroids. Clin Rheumatol 2, 159–161 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02032173
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