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Addison’s Disease and Adrenal Crisis: A Phenomenological Study of the Patient Experience

Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the lived experiences and issues central to patients with Addison’s disease when they are hospitalised due to an adrenal crisis.
Sarah L Fostekew, Patrea R Andersen, Isaac Amankwaa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Piloting of the virtual telecare technology ‘Addison Care’ to promote self-management in persons with chronic diseases in a community setting: protocol for a mixed-methods user experience, user engagement and usability pilot study

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Chronic diseases in older adults are one of the major epidemiological challenges of current times and leading cause of disability, poor quality of life, high healthcare costs and death.
Simon Krutter, Nadine Schuessler, Patrick Kutschar, Edin Šabić, Johanna Dellinger, Tabea Klausner, Nadja Nestler, Morgan Beasley, Bailey Henderson, Stefan Pitzer, Barbara Mitterlehner, Doris Langegger, Anna Winkler, Michael Kloesch, Roland Eßl-Maurer, Antje van der Zee-Neuen, Jürgen Osterbrink   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Amenorrhea Associated with Hyperprolactinemia in Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Type II: A Case Report [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II (PGA-II) is a rare immunoendocrinopathy syndrome characterized by the occurrence of autoimmune Addison disease along with diabetes mellitus type 1 and/or autoimmune thyroid disease.
Luiza Tizziotti Cottas, Maria de Fátima Borges, Lívia Prata Santos Oliveira, Ana Luísa Mantovani Resende, Meire Soares Ataíde, Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues Resende   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Nonreversal of adrenal hypofunction after treatment of adrenal tuberculosis

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2015
Tuberculosis of the adrenal glands is a common cause for Addison′s disease in developing countries. Whether treatment of tuberculosis normalizes adrenocortical function in these patients is controversial.
Bashir Ahmad Laway, Shahnaz Ahmad Mir, Mohd Ashraf Ganie, Feroze Shaheen, Parvaiz Ahmad Shah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insulin gene polymorphisms in type I diabetes, Addison's disease and the polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Polymorphisms within the insulin gene can influence insulin expression in the pancreas and especially in the thymus, where self-antigens are processed, shaping the T cell repertoire into selftolerance, a process that protects from ß-cell ...
Ramos-Lopez, Elizabeth, Lange, Britta Kristina, Kahles, Heinrich, Willenberg, Holger S., Meyer, Gesine, Penna Martinez, Marissa, Reisch, Nicole, Hahner, Stefanie, Seissler, Jürgen, Badenhoop, Klaus   +9 more
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Prevalence of organ-specific autoantibodies in children with type 1 DM in south central region of India

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a long-standing metabolic disease caused by autoimmune beta cell destruction leading to absence or lowered insulin production.
Chaitanya Konda, Vijay Sheker Reddy Danda, Srinivas Rao Paidipally, Krishna Reddy Thaduri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary Approach to Complex Lower Extremity Limb Salvage in Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, and Acne (PAPA) Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]

Microsurgery
ABSTRACT Limb salvage using free tissue transfer in patients with rare autoinflammatory syndromes is poorly described, and the safety of microvascular reconstruction in this population remains uncertain. Hereditary pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne (PAPA) syndrome is characterized by dysregulated inflammation, pathergy, and impaired ...
Talanker MM, Basta AV, Do T, Tung R, Allen A, Martin M, Ruygrok BL, Kellam PJ, Trost JG, Bhadkamkar MA.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Addison´s disease : epidemiological and clinical studies [PDF]

, 2014
Addison’s disease (AD) is a potentially life-threatening condition that often presents with vague and nonspecific symptoms. Patients with AD have increased mortality risk. Data on parity and pregnancy outcome in women with AD are limited. Furthermore,
Björnsdottir, Sigridur
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Perioral pigmentation

Pigment International, 2022
Perioral pigmentation is a commonly encountered condition in the skin Out Patient Department (OPD), occurring due to a variety of primary as well as secondary causes. The affection of the perioral skin being readily visible negatively impacts the patient’
Siddharth Bhatt, Shekhar Neema, Biju Vasudevan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of metformin on inflammation, oxidative stress, and bone loss in a rat model of periodontitis. [PDF]

, 2017
AimTo evaluate the effects of metformin (Met) on inflammation, oxidative stress, and bone loss in a rat model of ligature-induced periodontitis.Materials & methodsMale albino Wistar rats were divided randomly into five groups of twenty-one rats each,
Araújo Júnior, Raimundo Fernandes de, Araújo, Aurigena Antunes de, Araújo, Lorena de Souza, Brito, Gerly Anne de Castro, Guedes, Paulo Marcos Matta, Hiyari, Sarah, Leitão, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho, Medeiros, Caroline Addison Carvalho Xavier de, Pereira, Aline de Sousa Barbosa Freitas, Pirih, Flávia Q   +9 more
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