Clinical course and management of insidious adrenal crisis manifested initially as hyperpyrexia secondary to pembrolizumab: Case reports and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are novel drugs with a dramatic survival benefit in patients with advanced malignancies. With the widespread use, several immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have emerged, which may be life-threatening.
Dandan Geng +10 more
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Massive pheochromocytoma causing adrenal crisis during surgery: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Pheochromocytoma is a rare adrenal medulla tumor that overproduces catecholamines, causing major cardiovascular issues. It is often found incidentally during imaging, but large tumors pose unique perioperative challenges.
Jiyu Zeng, Ting Yang, Yong Wang, Li Wu
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Adrenal crisis mainly manifested as recurrent syncope secondary to tislelizumab: a case report and literature review. [PDF]
Front Immunol, 2023 As an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), tislelizumab is an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) drug. With the extensive application of ICIs, there is an ever-increasing proportion of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in clinical settings ...
Wei H +6 more
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Adrenal Crisis in a Delayed Diagnosis of Sheehan Syndrome. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Sheehan syndrome is a well-documented endocrinological disorder that appears to be closely associated as a secondary sequela to postpartum hemorrhage.
Powers P, Jan K, Bommisetty D.
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Adrenal crisis during pregnancy: Case report and obstetric perspective
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Adrenal dysfunction (AD) and, in particular, adrenal crisis are uncommon events in pregnant women, but associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality if untreated or undiagnosed.
Barbara Gardella +10 more
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Clinical Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Adrenal Crisis: Importance of the Patient’s Perspective
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Adrenal crisis is the most severe manifestation of adrenal insufficiency (AI), but AI can present with variable signs and symptoms of gradual severity. Despite current hormone replacement strategies, adrenal crisis is still one of the leading causes of ...
Kim M. J. A. Claessen +3 more
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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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Challenging Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease Presenting with Adrenal Crisis
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2021 Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison’s disease, is a rare but potentially fatal condition resulting from the failure of the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoid and/or mineralocorticoid hormones.
Ni Wayan Wina Dharmesti +4 more
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Adrenal crisis: prevention and management in adult patients
Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019 Adrenal crisis is an acute life-threatening emergency contributing to the excess mortality that is reported in patients with adrenal insufficiency.
Rosemary Dineen +2 more
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Adrenal crisis and mortality rate in adrenal insufficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is characterized by the inability of the adrenal cortex to produce sufficient amounts of glucocorticoids and/or mineralocorticoids.
Lia Mesquita Lousada +2 more
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