Table 2

Baseline cortisol concentration, cortisol concentration after stimulation with 1 μg corticotropin and clinical data of all 9 patients and all 6 clinical visits.
Patient Nr.
 Laboratory and clinical parameters
 Clinical visits


V0
 V1
 V2
 V3
 V4
 V5
1
 Cortisol basal*
 552
 255
 264
 689
 NA
 543

Cortisol stimulated*
 887
 572
 467
 803
 NA
 770

Clinical score
 6
 4
 0
 0
 NA
 40
2
 Cortisol basal*
 162
 153
 112
 53.2
 53.1
 36.8

Cortisol stimulated*
 603
 582
 355
 277
 368
 401

Clinical score
 48
 36
 31
 36
 24
 42
3
 Cortisol basal*
 439
 156
 69.2
 149
 261
 416

Cortisol stimulated*
 753
 448
 101
 238
 448
 566

Clinical score
 60
 33
 17
 16
 11
 5
4
 Cortisol basal*
 404
 66.6
 121
 157
 352
 373

Cortisol stimulated*
 608
 422
 451
 405
 671
 587

Clinical score
 28
 61
 66
 52
 71
 68
5
 Cortisol basal*
 392
 200
 112
 461
 385
 409

Cortisol stimulated*
 584
 453
 298
 553
 600
 610

Clinical score
 0
 6
 3
 4
 6
 6
6
 Cortisol basal*
 462
 82.6
 50.1
 365
 319
 299

Cortisol stimulated*
 726
 429
 233
 427
 468
 557

Clinical score
 34
 24
 31
 16
 25
 28
7
 Cortisol basal*
 750
 332
 27.0
 121
 629
 229

Cortisol stimulated*
 730
 496
 46.5
 273
 752
 415

Clinical score
 66
 36
 32
 28
 62
 30
8
 Cortisol basal*
 458
 204
 115
 411
 354
 136

Cortisol stimulated*
 689
 452
 282
 501
 615
 365

Clinical score
 6
 0
 6
 4
 2
 2
9
 Cortisol basal*
 353
 275
 331
 394
 490
 490

Cortisol stimulated*
 712
 498
 637
 512
 664
 746

Clinical score
 42
 44
 8
 14
 22
 24

*(nmol/l)

Schuetz et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008 8:1   doi:10.1186/1471-2466-8-1