An Unusual Presentation of Addison’s Disease—A Case Report

Addison’s disease is most commonly due to autoimmune adrenalitis and tuberculosis and refers to primary hypoadrenalism caused by a total or near total destruction or dysfunction of both adrenal cortices. Usual manifestations involve chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomitin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 2011, Vol.20(3), pp.57-60
Hauptverfasser: Choudhary, Sandeep, Alam, Anwer, Dewan, Vivek, Yadav, Dinesh, Dubey, N.K.
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Zusammenfassung:Addison’s disease is most commonly due to autoimmune adrenalitis and tuberculosis and refers to primary hypoadrenalism caused by a total or near total destruction or dysfunction of both adrenal cortices. Usual manifestations involve chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension and hyperpigmentation of skin. We herein report a case of primary adrenal insufficiency presenting with fever and seizures in an 11-yr-old boy. His symptoms resolved after starting specific therapy. This kind of presentation of Addison’s disease is rather unusual.
ISSN:0918-5739
1347-7358
DOI:10.1297/cpe.20.57