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Measurement of the adrenal cortex reserve using depot beta 1-24-corticotrophin. I--In adrenal insufficiency.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1979
Adrenal reserve was assessed by measuring plasma cortisol 4 and 6 hours after instramuscular injection of 1 mg Synacthen Depot in 87 normal subjects (95 tests), in 13 patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (26 tests) and in 21 patients with ...
A Galvão-Teles
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Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]

, 2012
Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
A Cénac, A Gutenberg, A Lecube, AH Zargar, C Ajith, D Castle, EH Sidibe, EM Tan, F Bakiri, Faheem G Sheriff, GK Leung, H Raff, HC Lee, J Honegger, JD Ji, JR Ouma, Kajiru G Kilonzo, ME Molitch, N Tubridy, P Caturegli, R Golden, R Goswami, RA Kristof, S Diederich, William P Howlett, Y Ozawa, Z Karaca, ZA Erkut   +27 more
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The Importance of Computed Tomography Findings in Detecting Tuberculous Addison's Disease [PDF]

, 2017
Addison’s disease is an endocrine disorder characterized by primary adrenal insufficiency due to various causes. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was a major cause in the past but is rare nowadays.
Ferreira, Sara, Freitas-Silva, Margarida
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Addison’s disease associated with hypokalemia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is a rare medical condition usually associated with hyperkalemia or normokalemia. We report a rare case of Addison's disease, coexisting with hypokalemia, requiring treatment. Case presentation
M. Abdalla, J. A. Dave, I. L. Ross
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Pre-hospital management of acute Addison’s Disease – Audit of patients attending a referral hospital in a regional area [PDF]

, 2019
Context: Adrenal crises (AC) cause morbidity and mortality in patients with Addison’s disease [primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI)]. Patient-initiated oral stress dosing, with parenteral hydrocortisone, is recommended to avert ACs. While these should be
Goubar, Thomas, McGrath, Shaun, Rushworth, R Louise, Torpy, David J   +3 more
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Isolated hypoaldosteronism as first sign of X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita caused by a novel mutation in NR0B1/DAX-1 gene: a case report [PDF]

, 2019
X-linked Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita (AHC) is a rare cause of primary adrenal insufficiency due to mutations in the NR0B1 gene, causing a loss of function of the nuclear receptor protein DAX-1. Adrenal insufficiency usually appears in the first 2 months
Bigi, Elena, Bruzzi, Patrizia, Ciancia, Silvia, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lucaccioni, Laura, Madeo, Simona Filomena, Predieri, Barbara, Roucher-Boulez, Florence   +7 more
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Clinical insights of pregnancy management, adrenal insufficiency as a possible cause of elevated TSH: a pilot study of case series

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, Tatsuro Inaba, Shinichiro Koga, Koichiro Kuwabara   +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of canine hypoadrenocorticism [PDF]

, 2018
Canine hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease), the ‘great pretender’ of internal medicine, is a disease that should be frequently considered as a differential diagnosis of several clinical presentations, albeit it is less commonly the actual cause of ...
Gunn, Eilidh, Ramsey, Ian, Spence, Susanna   +2 more
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A Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence of Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Primary Autoimmune Hypothyroidism in a Tertiary Hospital, India

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of adrenal insufficiency in patients with primary hypothyroidism who continued to be symptomatic despite adequate biochemical correction of hypothyroidism with synthetic levothyroxine.
Paramjit Kaur Saini, Jubbin Jagan Jacob, Navjot Singh   +2 more
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Effects of intrauterine exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids on fetal, newborn, and infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in humans : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Synthetic glucocorticoids are commonly used in reproductive medicine. Fetal organ systems are highly sensitive to changes in the intrauterine environment, including overexposure to glucocorticoids.
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