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Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency -current diagnostic approaches and future perspectives [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
The adrenal glands are small endocrine glands located on top of each kidney, producing hormones regulating important functions in our body like metabolism and stress.
Kucuka, Isil, Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland, Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe   +2 more
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Predictive factors of adrenal insufficiency in patients admitted to acute medical wards: a case control study. [PDF]

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2013
BACKGROUND: Adrenal insufficiency is a rare and potentially lethal disease if untreated. Several clinical signs and biological markers are associated with glucocorticoid failure but the importance of these factors for diagnosing adrenal insufficiency is ...
Marques-Vidal, P., Oboni, J.B., Pralong, F., Waeber, G.   +3 more
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Diagnosis and approach to glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency and glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and purpose: Primary adrenal insufficiency can result from diseases affecting the adrenal glands, while secondary adrenal insufficiency is caused by suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Kiełczewska, Aleksandra, Kiełczewska, Anna, Szcześniak, Grzegorz   +2 more
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Relative adrenal insufficiency and hemodynamic status in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery patients. A prospective cohort study [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010
Background The objectives of this study were to determine the risk factors for relative adrenal insufficiency in cardiopulmonary bypass patients and the impact on postoperative vasopressor requirements. Methods Prospective cohort study on cardiopulmonary
AM Zurick, AN Hildreth, Antonio Milena, BA Cotton, C Henzen, CL Schenarts, D Annane, Domingo Hernández, EM Gruber, G Malerba, JG Reves, JJ Jimenez, José L Iribarren, Juan J Jiménez, KA Weant, Lisset Lorenzo, M den Brinker, M Maggio, M Winterhalter, Maitane Brouard, María L Mora, MF de Jong, MR Hoda, P Cohan, PE Marik, PE Marik, Rafael Martínez, RL Wagner, S Gotoh, T Velissaris   +29 more
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Long-diagnosed primary adrenal insufficiency in the setting of Werlhof’s disease. A clinical case report

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2023
Chronic adrenal insufficiency is an endocrine disease caused by insufficient secretion of adrenal hormones due to dysfunction of one or more links of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
I.V. Chernyavska, N.V. Skrypnyk, V.I. Pankiv   +2 more
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New-onset primary adrenal insufficiency in pregnancy associated with a unilateral adrenal infarction: a case report

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2023
New-onset primary adrenal insufficiency is rare in pregnancy. The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency such as nausea, vomiting and dizziness may be attributed to the pregnancy itself, which can lead to a delay in the diagnosis. The presence of hypotension,
Lakshmi Menon, Dinesh Edem, Jhansi Maradana, Pranjali Sharma, Shrikant Tamhane   +4 more
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Characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in hemodialysis patients

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2021
Background Adrenal insufficiency causes abnormal subjective symptoms such as general fatigue, signs such as hypotension, and abnormalities such as hypoglycemia and leads to poor prognosis.
Naro Ohashi, Yukitoshi Sakao, Taichi Sato, Sayaka Ishigaki, Shinsuke Isobe, Tomoyuki Fujikura, Akihiko Kato, Hideo Yasuda   +7 more
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Acute abdominal pain due to atypical bilateral adrenal infarction in acute myeloid leukemia with alterations related to myelodysplasia: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can cause acute abdomen following adrenal insufficiency or adrenal infarction. Therefore, when diffusely enlarged adrenal glands and adrenal insufficiency of unknown cause are seen in a patient presenting
Risa Hirata, Masaki Tago, Shun Yamashita, Satsuki Yamamoto, Shizuka Yaita, Yuka Hirakawa, Maiko Ono, Shu‐ichi Yamashita   +7 more
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A systematic review of adrenal insufficiency among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of public health importance globally. The incidence of pulmonary TB is rising in sub-Saharan Africa. Bilateral adrenal destruction and the use of medications such as rifampicin are possible mechanisms by which
Taoreed Adegoke Azeez, Olakunle Ayorinde Irojah, Sulaiman Lakoh, Abimbola Olukayode Lawal, Olabiyi Abiola Ajiboso   +4 more
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Primary adrenal insufficiency presenting with neuropsychiatric illness [PDF]

, 2023
Adrenal insufficiency is characterized by decreased production of glucocorticoids from adrenal cortex, either due to a primary adrenal or a secondary pituitary etiology.
Dessai, Rishikesh, Khosla, Pooja, Taneja, Vinus, Yadav, Lokesh   +3 more
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