Effects of loperamide on the human hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in vivo and in vitro. [PDF]
Loperamide, an opiate agonist of high specificity for p-receptors, was recently reported to suppress ACTH and cortisol levels in normal subjects, but not in patients with proven ACTH-dependent Cushing’s disease. However, there is little information on
Auernhammer, Christoph J. +4 more
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A novel homozygous mutation of the AIRE gene in an APECED patient from Pakistan: case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Autoimmune-poly-endocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal-dystrophy syndrome (APECED) is a rare monogenic recessive disorder caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene.
Bellacchio, Emanuele +5 more
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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 +8 more
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Management of Addison's disease in dogs [PDF]
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Ramsey, Ian +2 more
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Long-term outcomes of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy [PDF]
The adult cerebral inflammatory form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease, as devastating as childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been demonstrated
Arnold, R. +9 more
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Background: Steroid replacement without thyroxine supplementation normalizes thyroid function test (TFT) in some but not all Addison's disease patients with primary hypothyroidism.
Jaya Prakash Sahoo +4 more
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A Case of Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome (APS) Type II with Hypothyroidism, Hypoadrenalism, and Celiac Disease - A Rare Combination [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Background: To investigate the clinical characteristics of Addison’s disease caused by adrenal tuberculosis in Tibet. After the anti-tuberculosis treatment, the clinical features between continuous glucocorticoid therapy and glucocorticoid withdrawal ...
Zhuoma Zeding +13 more
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‘Keep your face out of my way or I’ll bite off your nose’: homoplastics, sympathy, and the noble body in the Tatler, 1710 [PDF]
This article discusses Joseph Addison’s 1710 satiric essay “Noses” as a fantasy of bodily alteration that responded to scientific and cultural developments of the previous hundred years.
Skuse, Alanna
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Addison’s Disease and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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 +5 more
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