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Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in adults
Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency (IAI) is the most common form of adrenal insufficiency in adult patients, although its overall exact prevalence...
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Rare forms of genetic paediatric adrenal insufficiency: Excluding congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a severe endocrine disorder characterized by insufficient glucocorticoid (GC) and/or mineralocorticoid (MC) secretion...
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Adrenal insufficiency in liver diseases - pathophysiology and underlying mechanisms
Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is common in critically ill patients with cirrhosis, but it has been also documented in non-critically ill...
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SCARB1 downregulation in adrenal insufficiency with Allgrove syndrome
BackgroundAllgrove disease is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by adrenal insufficiency, alacrimia, achalasia and complex neurological...
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Primary adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal hemorrhage-adrenal infarction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome: case presentation and review of the literature
Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare disease which represents the end stage of a destructive process involving the adrenal cortex....
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Adrenal insufficiency after curative-intent gastric cancer treatment: a case report
BackgroundAdrenal insufficiency is a life-threatening condition, and advanced gastric cancer is associated with very poor prognosis. Adrenalectomy...
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Bilateral adrenal infarction and insufficiency associated with antiphospholipid syndrome and surgery: a case report
BackgroundAntiphospholipid syndrome causes systemic arterial and venous thromboses due to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Adrenal...
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Infections and gender: clues for diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency—a case report and a review of the literature
The clinical presentation of adrenal insufficiency, a condition causing adrenal hormone deficiency, is characterised by non-specific symptoms and...
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Autoimmune adrenal insufficiency in children: a hint for polyglandular syndrome type 2?
BackgroundPrimary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) in childhood is a life-threatening disease most commonly due to impaired steroidogenesis. Differently...
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Hyponatremia due to adrenal insufficiency after a Mamushi bite: a case report
BackgroundMamushi bites are the most common venomous snake bites in Japan, with known complications including rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney...
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Basal cortisol in relation to metyrapone confirmation in predicting adrenal insufficiency after pituitary surgery
PurposePituitary surgery can lead to post-surgical adrenal insufficiency with the need for glucocorticoid replacement and significant disease related...
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Adrenal insufficiency management in the pediatric emergency setting and risk factors for adrenal crisis development
BackgroundIn patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI), adrenal crisis (AC) represents a clinical emergency. Early recognition and prompt management...
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Clinical insights of pregnancy management, adrenal insufficiency as a possible cause of elevated TSH: a pilot study of case series
BackgroundThe upper limit for thyroid-stimulating hormone has been strictly defined for pregnancy management, at which point levothyroxine...
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A schedule for tapering glucocorticoid treatment in patients with severe SARS-CoV 2 infection can prevent acute adrenal insufficiency in the geriatric population
Objective and designGlucocorticoids (GCs) have been widely used in symptomatic patients for the treatment of COVID-19. The risk for adrenal...
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Primary adrenal insufficiency and myocarditis in COVID-19 disease: a case report
BackgroundCOVID-19 has different manifestations from respiratory to GI problems, and some of them are more common, but some are rare. Reporting rare...
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Predicting iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in neonates exposed to prolonged steroid courses: do cortisol levels help?
ObjectiveTo determine whether random cortisol levels obtained in neonates to assess for secondary adrenal insufficiency (AI) after prolonged steroid...
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Dual-release hydrocortisone improves body composition and the glucometabolic profile in patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency
PurposeStudies have suggested improved metabolic profiles in patients with adrenal insufficiency treated with dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC)...
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An unusual cause of adrenal insufficiency with elevation of 17-hydroxyprogesterone: case report
BackgroundWe present an intriguing case of primary adrenal lymphoma, with associated primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), in a patient presenting a...
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Symptoms and steroid dose adjustments following the Covid-19 vaccine in patients with adrenal insufficiency
BackgroundA proportion of patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) require increases in their maintenance glucocorticoids following the Covid-19...
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Primary adrenal insufficiency developed 22 years after the diagnosis of light and heavy chain deposition disease: a case report
Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases (MIDDs), including light and heavy chain deposition disease (LHCDD), are rare and heterogeneous...
