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Adrenal Insufficiency in Cirrhosis
Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Abstract Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis assessment in patients with cirrhosis is challenging. The phenotype of fatigue, hypotension, electrolyte disarray, and abdominal pain characterizing primary adrenal insufficiency (AI) overlaps significantly with decompensated liver disease.
Brian J Wentworth, Helmy M Siragy
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Adrenal insufficiency and pregnancy
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2022 Introduction Adrenal insufficiency is a disorder characterized by the failure of adrenocortical function because of distorted function of hypothalamic–pituitary– adrenal (HPA) axis. Pregnancy is a state of a physiological glucocorticoid excess as the HPA axis is functioning at a higher level ...
Alexandraki, K.I., Kaltsas, G.A.
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Adrenal insufficiency in sepsis [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2006 Corticosteroids were introduced in the treatment of severe infection as early as in the nineteen forties. Several " negative" randomized controlled trials of high-dose of glucocorticoids given for a short period of time in the early course of severe sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome raised serious doubts on the benefit of this treatment ...
Polito, Andrea +2 more
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Prevalence of Adrenal Insufficiency in Korean Patients undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground This study investigated the prevalence of adrenal insufficiency among patients admitted for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to osteoarthritis and identified factors contributing to adrenal insufficiency.
So Won Baek, Jung Ho Noh, Yeon Sik Heo
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 Background The upper limit for thyroid-stimulating hormone has been strictly defined for pregnancy management, at which point levothyroxine replacement therapy will been initiated.
Ken Kanazawa +3 more
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Clinical Medicine, 2008 Abstract In 1855, Thomas Addison identified a clinical syndrome characterized by wasting and hyperpigmentation as the result of adrenal gland destruction (1). This landmark observation paved the way for progress in understanding and treating adrenal insufficiency, with the introduction of adrenal extracts for treatment of Addison’s ...
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Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies
International Journal of Pediatrics, 2018 Adrenal insufficiency may result from a wide variety of congenital or acquired disorders of hypothalamus, pituitary, or adrenal cortex. Destruction or dysfunction of the adrenal cortex is the cause of primary adrenal insufficiency, while secondary ...
Sasigarn A. Bowden, Rohan Henry
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A Case of Adrenal Mass Causing Adrenal Insufficiency: Tuberculosis
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2017 Tuberculosis, the prevalence of which has continued to decline in developed countries, is still one of the reasons of adrenal insufficiency. In this report, we aimed to present a case of adrenal and miliary tuberculosis presenting with adrenal ...
Pınar Şişman +5 more
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Adrenal insufficiency development during chemotherapy plus anti-programmed death receptor-1 monoclonal antibody (tislelizumab) therapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer: two case reports [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2022 Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated adrenal insufficiency is rare but may become a serious adverse event in patients treated with ICIs. The present case report documents two cases of adrenal insufficiency developed during chemotherapy plus ...
Jin Ho Baek
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