Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lehloenya, Rannakoe | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Khumalo, Nala | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Peter, Jonny | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zitha, Eddy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-14T09:38:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-14T09:38:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-03-14T09:20:58Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) +/- DHEA, a depression and stress biomarker has not been studied in severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR). Objective: To determine DHEA/HCC correlation with SCAR-associated depression and compare the ratio with published values. Methods: Depression was assessed using M.I.N.I. and DHEA/HCC measured in epidermal necrolysis (EN) and DRESS patients at a South African tertiary hospital. PubMed search was conducted for publications documenting DHEA/HCC. Results: 22/37 participants enrolled were depressed, significantly higher in EN than DRESS. HCC, DHEA or DHEA/HCC were not different between SCAR; depressed versus non-depressed; and presence versus absence of suicidal ideation. DHEA/HCC was unaffected by HIV or TB status. HCC was high in all SCAR patients, regardless of gender. HCC in SCAR was extremely high compared to published healthy controls [309.33 (28.9 - 1835.7) vs. 46.1 (17.7 - 153.2), p = <0.01]; depressed subjects [1349.67 (SD 1935.59) vs. 7.26 (SD 0.47), p = <0.01] and depressed HIV positive males [1479.61 (SD 2313.74) vs. 18.02 (SD 9.37), p =0.0003]. Conclusions: HCC was high and sustained in SCAR irrespective of HIV, TB, or depression status. No association existed between DHEA/HCC ratio and depression. Sustained high cortisol levels potentially impact long-term SCAR-associated outcomes. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Zitha, E. (2024). <i>Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Zitha, Eddy. <i>"Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Zitha, E. 2024. Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Zitha, Eddy AB - Background: Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) +/- DHEA, a depression and stress biomarker has not been studied in severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR). Objective: To determine DHEA/HCC correlation with SCAR-associated depression and compare the ratio with published values. Methods: Depression was assessed using M.I.N.I. and DHEA/HCC measured in epidermal necrolysis (EN) and DRESS patients at a South African tertiary hospital. PubMed search was conducted for publications documenting DHEA/HCC. Results: 22/37 participants enrolled were depressed, significantly higher in EN than DRESS. HCC, DHEA or DHEA/HCC were not different between SCAR; depressed versus non-depressed; and presence versus absence of suicidal ideation. DHEA/HCC was unaffected by HIV or TB status. HCC was high in all SCAR patients, regardless of gender. HCC in SCAR was extremely high compared to published healthy controls [309.33 (28.9 - 1835.7) vs. 46.1 (17.7 - 153.2), p = <0.01]; depressed subjects [1349.67 (SD 1935.59) vs. 7.26 (SD 0.47), p = <0.01] and depressed HIV positive males [1479.61 (SD 2313.74) vs. 18.02 (SD 9.37), p =0.0003]. Conclusions: HCC was high and sustained in SCAR irrespective of HIV, TB, or depression status. No association existed between DHEA/HCC ratio and depression. Sustained high cortisol levels potentially impact long-term SCAR-associated outcomes. DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Dermatology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2024 T1 - Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression TI - Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Zitha E. Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Medicine, 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41180 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | Eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Medicine | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Dermatology | |
| dc.title | Patients with severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions have extremely high hair cortisol concentrations that do not correlate with presence of depression. | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MMed |