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Adrenal crisis in a patient with APS2 due to COVID-19: A case report
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 COVID-19 (corona virus disease 2019), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread throughout the globe and affected millions of people worldwide.
Varun Suryadevara +5 more
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Addison’s Disease Caused by Tuberculosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Difficulties
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2018 Objectives To demonstrate difficulties in diagnosing and treating Addison’s disease caused by tuberculosis. Materials and methods We present a clinical case and review of the literature. Results A 62-year-old man presented with gastrointestinal symptoms,
Sanne van Haren Noman +3 more
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The Lancet, 2005 Addison's disease or primary adrenocortical failure is a rare condition, most commonly caused in the UK by autoimmune destruction of the adrenal glands. The insidious onset of symptoms over many months means there is often a delay in diagnosis and patients can first present in adrenal crisis. The diagnosis is made by the finding of a low serum cortisol
Kristian, Løvås, Eystein S, Husebye
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022 Aims and Objectives: Clinical, biochemical, and radiological profiles of Addison's disease and to assess the various etiological spectrum of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in adults.
Subbiah Sridhar +4 more
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Extended exome sequencing identifies BACH2 as a novel major risk locus for Addison's disease
Journal of Internal Medicine, 2016 Autoimmune disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands are targeted by destructive autoimmunity. Despite being the most common cause of primary adrenal failure, little is known about
D. Eriksson +32 more
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La enfermedad de Addison en el Síndrome de Schmidt
Galicia Clínica, 2022 Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes are rare conditions distinguished by the coexistence of at least two autoimmune glandular diseases. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II, also known as Schmidt syndrome is characterized by Addison's disease ...
Maria João Palavras +1 more
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Endocrine Hypertension – a Multifaceted Disease
Romanian Journal of Cardiology, 2022 Secondary hypertension with an endocrine-associated condition—pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism (PA), Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypo- and hyperthyroidism, renin-secreting tumors, and hyperparathyroidism ...
Tudurachi Bogdan-Sorin +6 more
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Endocrine, 2017 PurposeThe pathophysiology behind autoimmune Addison’s disease (AAD) is poorly understood, and the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors remains unclear. In this study, we examined the heritability of AAD and explored disease-associated
Jakob Skov +5 more
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Premature mortality in patients with Addison's disease: a population-based study.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2006 BACKGROUND The survival rate of patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) undergoing currently accepted replacement therapy is not known, although well-informed patients are considered to have a normal survival rate.
Ragnhildur Bergthorsdottir +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1998 Adrenocortical autoantibodies (ACA), present in 60-80% of patients with idiopathic Addison's disease, are conventionally detected by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on frozen sections of adrenal glands.
R.C. Silva +5 more
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