Ng P C, Lam C W, Fok T F, Lee C H, Ma K C, Chan I H, Wong E
Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2001 Mar;84(2):F122-4. doi: 10.1136/fn.84.2.f122.
Five preterm, very low birthweight infants with severe hypotension and adrenocortical insufficiency are described. The profound hypotension was resistant to volume expansion and inotrope treatment, but responded promptly to corticosteroid treatment. A human corticotrophin releasing hormone (hCRH) test performed before corticosteroid treatment showed adequate pituitary response, and the endocrine dysfunction was identified at the adrenal level. Corticosteroid treatment should be considered and could be life saving in severely hypotensive preterm infants who do not respond to conventional treatment with volume expanders and inotropes.
本文描述了5例患有严重低血压和肾上腺皮质功能不全的早产极低出生体重儿。严重的低血压对扩容和使用血管活性药物治疗无效,但对皮质类固醇治疗反应迅速。在使用皮质类固醇治疗前进行的人促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素(hCRH)试验显示垂体反应正常,内分泌功能障碍定位于肾上腺水平。对于对传统的扩容剂和血管活性药物治疗无反应的严重低血压早产儿,应考虑使用皮质类固醇治疗,这可能挽救生命。