Adrenal insufficiency in primary adrenal lymphoma: Innocuous presentation of a rare sinister illness.

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  • A Aggarwal
  • M Kotru
  • V Sharma
  • S Sharma
چکیده

Adrenal insufficiency can often manifest with nonspecific complaints. Primary adrenal lymphoma is a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency. We present the case of a 55-year-old female who presented with nonspecific complaints of abdominal pain, pallor and weight loss and was found to have primary adrenal lymphoma. The case highlights the need to expeditiously initiate steroid replacement in patients with adrenal insufficiency, while efforts are made to establish the etiology of adrenal insufficiency.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nigerian journal of clinical practice

دوره 14 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011