Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2024; 12(23): 5431-5440
Published online Aug 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i23.5431
Table 1 Corticosteroid-related examination

Blood cortisol level at 0:00 in the morning (nmol/L)
Blood cortisol level at 8:00 in the morning (nmol/L)
Blood cortisol level at 16:00 in the evening (nmol/L)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone level (pg/mL)
24-hour urinary free cortisol level (nmol/24 h)
Reference range101.2–535.7 (before 8:00)79.0–477.8 (after 15:00)7.2–63.311.8–485.6
Patient baseline1293.2↑1329.5↑1479.1↑96.5↑10524.0↑
Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test1526.6↑
High-dose dexamethasone suppression test1782.5↑