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NON‐HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA AS A CAUSE OF HYPOADRENALISM
Author(s) -
CHUNG H. T.,
WONG K. L.,
LIANG R. H. S.,
LOKE S. L.,
LAI C. L.,
LIU H. W.,
TSO W. K.,
CHAN S. C. H.,
LAM K. S. L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1987.tb01271.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , hodgkin lymphoma , pediatrics
Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma which presents as adrenocortical insufficiency is rare, however, it should be a well‐recognised entity because, in addition to specific chemotherapy or radiotherapy, it needs hormonal replacement. We report a patient with diffuse histiocytic lymphoma, who had remission for seven years and relapsed with Addisonian crisis.