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Adrenal insufficiency.
Adrenal insufficiency is the clinical manifestation of deficient production or action of glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency also in mineralocorticoids and adrenal androgens. It is a life-threatening disorder that can result from primary adrenal failure or secondary adrenal disease due to impairment of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Prompt diagnosis and management are essential. The c...
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Adrenal insufficiency is a life-threatening condition that occurs secondary to impaired secretion of adrenal glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid hormones. This condition can be caused by primary destruction or dysfunction of the adrenal glands or impairment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In children, the most common causes of primary adrenal insufficiency are impaired adrenal ster...
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Adrenal insufficiency is caused by either primary adrenal failure (mostly due to autoimmune adrenalitis) or by hypothalamic-pituitary impairment of the corticotropic axis (predominantly due to pituitary disease). It is a rare disease, but is life threatening when overlooked. Main presenting symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, and weight loss are non-specific, thus diagnosis is often delayed. Th...
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A 44-year-old woman reported several weeks of fatigue, somnolence, pain in the large joints, nausea, and decreased appetite. She had also noted an unintentional 11-kg weight loss over a period of 6 months. She had a remote history of amenorrhea, but she was presently menstruating regularly. She was taking no medications, with the exception of acetaminophen as needed for knee pain. The diagnosis...
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Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage is more common than previously suspected.in most cases the diagnosis is made by post-mortem autopsy.however massive hemorrhage is less common.the most important cause is trauma during birth,other contributing factors are:macrosomia,diabetic mothers,breech presentation,congenital syphilis,anoxia,hemorrhagic disease, and prematurity.clinical manifestations of the dise...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0885-0666,1525-1489
DOI: 10.1177/088506668900400101