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The development of cytomegalovirus‐induced adrenal failure in a patient with AIDS while receiving corticosteroid therapy
Author(s) -
Razzaq F,
Dunbar EM,
Bonington A
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.53
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1468-1293
pISSN - 1464-2662
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2002.00114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumocystis carinii , cytomegalovirus , pneumonia , corticosteroid , adrenal crisis , cytomegalovirus infection , adrenal insufficiency , intensive care medicine , immunology , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , human cytomegalovirus , virus , herpesviridae , pneumocystis jirovecii
We report a case of Addisonian crisis due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) adrenalitis occurring in a patient with AIDS while receiving supraphysiological doses of steroids for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. The case highlights the importance of considering the diagnosis of adrenal failure in AIDS, even in patients receiving supraphysiological doses of steroids.