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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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Adrenal hemorrhage due to hypercoagulable state mimicking pheochromocytoma

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2018
Adrenal insufficiency due to hemorrhagic adrenal infarction is a rare complication of hypercoagulable states. It usually manifests as bilateral adrenal hemorrhage with primary adrenal insufficiency. Here we report a 56-year-old male with known history of
Konstantinos Segkos, Trevor Short, Steven W. Ing   +2 more
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Hypoglycaemia in adrenal insufficiency

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Adrenal insufficiency encompasses a group of congenital and acquired disorders that lead to inadequate steroid production by the adrenal glands, mainly glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and androgens.
Shien Chen Lee, Elizabeth S. Baranowski, Rajesh Sakremath, Vrinda Saraff, Vrinda Saraff, Zainaba Mohamed, Zainaba Mohamed   +6 more
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A Case of primary adrenal lymphoma presenting with adrenal insufficiency

Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) with secondary involvement of the adrenal gland is not uncommon, however primary adrenal lymphoma leading to adrenal insufficiency is a rare occurrence.
G.P. Samarasinghe, C.N. Antonypillai, U.P. Kalubowila, R.M.P. Ratnayake, E.M.S.B. Ekanayake, B.M.I.K. Thilakarathne   +5 more
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Addisonian hyperpigmentation in a case of late onset familial glucocorticoid deficiency and dramatic improvement with glucocorticoid supplementation

Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2020
Addison's disease is a chronic endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough steroid hormones mostly both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid.
Sunanda Mahajan, Siddhi Chikhalkar, S Rajasekar   +2 more
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Bilateral adrenal masses due to tuberculosis: how to diagnose without extra-adrenal tuberculosis

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2021
Primary adrenal insufficiency is a rare disease and can masquerade as other conditions; therefore, it is sometimes incorrectly diagnosed. Herein, we reported the case of a 39-year-old Vietnamese male with primary adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral ...
Nam Quang Tran, Chien Cong Phan, Thao Thi Phuong Doan, Thang Viet Tran   +3 more
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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency After COVID-19 Infection [PDF]

AACE Clinical Case Reports, 2022
The multisystemic effects of COVID-19 are becoming evident. In the adrenal gland, adrenal hemorrhage and infarction after COVID-19 infection have been reported. Our objective is to present a case of autoimmune adrenal insufficiency diagnosed after COVID-19 infection, without the evidence of a hemorrhage or an infarction.A 64-year-old woman with ...
Julienne Sánchez, Melissa Cohen, Joseph L. Zapater, Yuval Eisenberg   +3 more
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Primary adrenal lymphoma as a cause of adrenal insufficiency, a report of two cases

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2020
Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency. More than 90% is of B-cell origin. The condition is bilateral in up to 75% of cases, with adrenal insufficiency in two of three patients.
Kaja Grønning, Archana Sharma, Maria Adele Mastroianni, Bo Daniel Karlsson, Eystein S Husebye, Kristian Løvås, Ingrid Nermoen   +6 more
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Unusual cause of nausea and vomiting [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2016
Adrenal insufficiency can manifest with various symptoms ranging from haemodynamic compromise to non-specific symptoms like myalgia, anorexia, and loss of weight. Aetiology can be primary adrenal disorder or secondary to suppression of HPA axis.
Nandakrishna B, Muralidhar V, Vidyasagar S   +2 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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