Open AccessIsolated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Deficiency with Transient Thyroiditis Inducing an Adrenal Crisis
Author(s) -
Tetsuya Hiraiwa,
Daisuke Furutama,
Sadaki Sakane,
Ito M,
Akihisa Imagawa,
Fumiharu Kimura,
Toshiaki Hanafusa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000100396
Subject(s) - medicine , hyponatremia , adrenocorticotropic hormone , adrenal crisis , thyroiditis , encephalopathy , etiology , adrenal insufficiency , pediatrics , endocrinology , hormone , thyroid
It was the aim of this study to describe a patient with isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency presenting with a variety of involuntary movements who developed an adrenal crisis due to transient thyroiditis.
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