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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2021

Challenging Diagnosis of Addison's Disease Presenting with Adrenal Crisis.

Ni Wayan Wina Dharmesti, Made Ratna Saraswati, Ketut Suastika, Wira Gotera, I Made Pande Dwipayana

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Article in Case reports in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ni Wayan Wina DharmestiResident: Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-1025
Made Ratna SaraswatiEndocrine and Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-6575
Ketut SuastikaEndocrine and Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-382X
Wira GoteraEndocrine and Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1601-5077
I Made Pande DwipayanaEndocrine and Metabolism Division, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Udayana University, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9836-6515
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison's disease, is a rare but potentially fatal condition resulting from the failure of the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoid and/or mineralocorticoid hormones. Unfortunately, the clinical manifestation of primary adrenal insufficiency is not specific and often progresses insidiously, resulting in late diagnosis, or in severe cases, life-threatening circulatory collapse. Adrenal insufficiency should be considered in patients with unexplained vascular collapse. We report the case of a woman who presented to the emergency ward with unexplainable shock that was later diagnosed as adrenal crisis due to Addison's disease. The presence of hyperpigmentation in patients with rapid progression of adrenal insufficiency suggests the diagnosis of Addison's disease presenting with adrenal crisis.

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