Opioid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency

JAMA Intern Med. 2024 May 13. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0687. Online ahead of print.
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This case report describes a woman in her 40s with opioid use disorder receiving methadone who was admitted for extended antibiotic treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and was subesequently diagnosed with opioid-induced adrenal insufficiency.