Paisley R B, Angers M, Frenk S
Arch Dis Child. 1973 Sep;48(9):714-6. doi: 10.1136/adc.48.9.714.
Plasma cortisol levels were measured in 13 children with marasmus, in 7 with kwashiorkor, and in 24 normal children. Cortisol levels in the malnourished children did not differ from those of the normal group, either before or after 15 or 30 days of treatment, unless there was superimposed acute stress. Stress caused by complications such as hypoglycaemia, infection, hypothermia, or acidosis led to raised plasma cortisol levels.
对13名消瘦型营养不良儿童、7名夸希奥科病儿童和24名正常儿童测量了血浆皮质醇水平。营养不良儿童的皮质醇水平在治疗15天或30天之前和之后,与正常组均无差异,除非存在叠加的急性应激。由低血糖、感染、体温过低或酸中毒等并发症引起的应激会导致血浆皮质醇水平升高。