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Addison's Disease [PDF]

, 2011
Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) represents 70-90% of all cases of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in western countries and Japan. The adrenal autoimmune process is made evident by the appearance of autoantibodies, directed against steroid-21 ...
FALORNI, Alberto
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Addison’s disease triggered by infection with mycobacterium abscessus, but not by adrenal tuberculosis or MAC pulmonary disease, in a subject with type 2 diabetes mellitus: case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022
Background Addison’s disease is primary adrenal dysfunction and is characterized by decrease of cortisol level and increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) level. It is known that infection is one of main causes of Addison’s disease.
Hideaki Kaneto, Fuminori Tatsumi, Mana Ohnishi, Yuichiro Iwamoto, Yukino Katakura, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune   +8 more
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Collagenous colitis in a patient with Addison's disease: A case report [PDF]

, 1998
Diarrhea is a non-specific symptom which may be associated with Addison's disease and several causes had been demonstrated in the aetiology. We describe a patient with Addison's disease who was suffering from chronic diarrhea for three months.
Patiroglu, Türkan, Kelestimur, F, Ozbakir, O, Bayram, Fahri, Yucesoy, Mehmet, Unluhizarci, Kürşad, Kirgin, A   +6 more
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Familial associations for Addison’s disease and between Addison’s disease and other autoimmune diseases

Endocrine Connections, 2020
Design: Addison’s disease (AD) is a rare autoimmune disease (AID) of the adrenal cortex, present as an isolated AD or part of autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APSs) 1 and 2.
Hauke Thomsen, Xinjun Li, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Asta Försti, Kari Hemminki   +5 more
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A Case of Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome (APS) Type II with Hypothyroidism, Hypoadrenalism, and Celiac Disease - A Rare Combination [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Autoimmune Polyglandular syndrome (APS) are rare condition characterised by presence of immune dysfunction of two or more endocrine glands and other non-endocrine organs.
Manoj Lakhotia, Hans Raj Pahadia, Harish Kumar, Jagdish Singh, Sandeep Tak   +4 more
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Young boy with Addison’s disease

Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
No abstract ...
D. Karuppiah
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Long‐Term Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy—A 10‐Year Follow Up Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare but potentially treatable cause of severe autonomic failure. Evidence guiding long‐term immunotherapy, treatment sequencing, and residual autonomic impairment is limited. We evaluated long‐term treatment response, residual autonomic dysfunction, and relapse patterns in patients with
Giacomo Chiaro, Shiwen Koay, Gordon T. Ingle, Patricia McNamara, Laura Watson, Fion Bremner, Valeria Iodice   +6 more
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Assessing the effect of Addison's disease on patient quality of life within the South African context [PDF]

, 2008
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-46).This study finds that our patients do indeed have the same QOL, and that we should therefore be able to apply the European findings here.
Madadi, Nazanin
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Decreased physical activity, reduced QoL and presence of debilitating fatigue in patients with Addison's disease [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Health related quality of life in patients with Addison's disease has been assessed in various European countries, indicating a reduced quality of life.
Smans, Lisanne C C J, Valk, E.S. Van der, Smans, Lisanne C.C.J., de Vries, Marieke, Backx, F.J., Smans, L.C.C.J., Lisanne C.C.J. Smans, Ad R.M.M. Hermus, Marieke de Vries, Pierre M.J. Zelissen, Zelissen, Pierre M.J., Eline S. van der Valk, van der Valk, Eline S., Hofstetter, H., Hermus, Ad R.M.M., Hofstetter, Hedwig, Frank J. G. Backx, Backx, Frank J.G., Stubbe, J.H., Hermus, Ad R M M, Backx, Frank J G, Zelissen, P.M.J., Hermus, A.R.M.M., Zelissen, Pierre M J, Janine H. Stubbe, Vries, M. de, Vries, M de, Hedwig Hofstetter, Stubbe, Janine H., Backx, F.J.G.   +29 more
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Addison’s Disease and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2016
Addison’s disease is often accompanied by a number of cardiovascular manifestations. We report the case of a 30-year-old man who presented with a new onset dilated cardiomyopathy due to Addison’s disease.
Viktoriya Mozolevska, Anna Schwartz, David Cheung, Bilal Shaikh, Kapil M. Bhagirath, Davinder S. Jassal   +5 more
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