Fig. 3

The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) (A) and cortisol levels (B) at the onset of symptoms are shown. There were changes in the ACTH and cortisol levels of five patients at baseline (BT), last visit (LV), and onset of symptoms (OT) (C). The cortisol level at LV was significantly lower than that at BT. Data were expressed as scatter plots with bar (mean ± standard error of the mean). *p < 0.05 vs. BT by paired t-test