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Primary adrenal insufficiency

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Primary adrenal insufficiency is a potentially life‐threatening condition. We report a case of a 49‐year‐old female patient who presented to the hospital for evaluation of dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
Mihail Zilbermint, Andrew P. Demidowich
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Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency -current diagnostic approaches and future perspectives

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.
Anette S. B. Wolff, Anette S. B. Wolff, Isil Kucuka, Bergithe E. Oftedal, Bergithe E. Oftedal   +4 more
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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2013
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V.I. Pankiv
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GDF15 in Patients with Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a stress-response protein that conveys cellular distress signals to the brain and activates neural pathways leading to weight loss. GDF15 levels are increased in glucocorticoid deficiency; however, multiple factors may influence its levels in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI). The objective of
Zdrojowy-Wełna A, Halupczok-Żyła J, Kolačkov K, Kuliczkowska-Płaksej J, Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska A, Stachowska B, Zendran-Zahorska I, Bolanowski M.   +7 more
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Bilateral Primary Adrenal Lymphoma Presenting with Adrenal Insufficiency [PDF]

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2012
Lymphoma may occasionally involve the adrenal glands, but primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is very rare and only few cases have been reported. We present a case of a 60-year-old, otherwise healthy, woman, with bilateral PAL presenting with adrenal ...
Jakob Holm, Leif Breum, Katrine Stenfeldt, Mette Friberg Hitz   +3 more
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Adrenal hypoplasia congenita: a rare cause of primary adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Pediatric Reports, 2015
Primary adrenal insufficiency is defined by the impaired synthesis of adrenocortical hormones due to an intrinsic disease of the adrenal cortex. Determining its etiology is crucial to allow adequate long-term management and genetic counseling.
Marta Loureiro, Filipa Reis, Brígida Robalo, Carla Pereira, Lurdes Sampaio   +4 more
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: One of the less common and more life-threatening etiologies of adrenal insufficiency is immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI).
Rahul Gupta, Cary Lubkin
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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency [PDF]

The Endocrinologist, 2006
Abstract: Primary adrenal insufficiency occurring in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome is described. However, primary adrenal insufficiency as a presenting manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is rarely described. We report a patient in whom initially the diagnosis of APLS was not thought of because of its presentation as a ...
Rajesh Rajput, Anil Bhansali, Anil Menon
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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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