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Adrenal crisis and mortality rate in adrenal insufficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia [PDF]
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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People With Adrenal Insufficiency Who Are in Adrenal Crisis Are Frequently Unable to Self-Administer Rescue Injections [PDF]
Endocrine PracticeIndividuals with adrenal insufficiency (AI) are at risk of acute adrenal crisis and death, particularly during illness or trauma, and may require rapid treatment with parenteral glucocorticoid such as hydrocortisone (HC) to manage a crisis.
Elizabeth A Regan
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Postoperative adrenal crisis and atrial tachycardia associated with an ectopic ACTH-secreting thymic neuroendocrine tumor: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Endocrine DisordersBackground Thymic neuroendocrine tumors associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome are rare, and postoperative adrenal crisis presenting with atrial tachycardia as the initial manifestation is even more uncommon.
FeiXiang Ling +7 more
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MedEdPORTAL, 2015 Introduction Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate treatment with glucocorticoids to avoid morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation of adrenal crisis is nonspecific and can mimic many other conditions.
Miriam Kulkarni, Karma Warren
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Post‐Tuberculosis Adrenal Crisis in a Young Boy: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsAn adrenal crisis should be considered in children with a history of tuberculosis who present with shock, hypoglycemia, and hyperpigmentation. Even years after successful treatment, TB can cause irreversible adrenal damage leading to primary adrenal ...
Aisha Haleem +5 more
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Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2020 Background. FMF is a common disease in the Mediterranean populations and may be complicated by AA amyloidosis. The coexistence of adrenal and thyroid amyloidosis in AA amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an extremely rare ...
Sadi A. Abukhalaf +5 more
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Rare Bilateral Adrenal Haemorrhage with Addisonian Crisis: When Risk Factors Come in Droves
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2020 Addisonian crisis is the life-threatening acute manifestation of adrenal insufficiency due to absolute or relative glucocorticoid deficiency. Adrenal haemorrhage is a rare condition of unknown incidence with the risk of adrenal insufficiency and death ...
Anders Boisen Jensen +2 more
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, 2017 Perioperative adrenal insufficiency (AI) (adrenal crisis) is an uncommon life-threatening condition manifested by distributive shock that is poorly responsive to the administration of fluids and vasopressors.
Jeffrey J. Schwartz, Jing Tao
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Incidence of adrenal crisis in patients with adrenal insufficiency
Clinical Endocrinology, 2015 BACKGROUND: An adrenal crisis (AC) is a potential life-threatening event in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). This study aims to determine the incidence, causes, and risk factors of AC in AI. METHODS: Patients with AI diagnosed and treated at the
Smans, Lisanne C C J +3 more
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Nivolumab, a new immunomodulatory drug, a new adverse effect; adrenal crisis
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Owing to the advancements in medicine, new information is obtained regarding cancer, new antineoplastic agents are developed. Frequent use of these new pharmacological agents emergency physicians to be vigilant about their side effects. We present a case
Funda Karbek Akarca +2 more
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