A novel presentation of Addison disease: Hypoglycemia unawareness in an adolescent with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 882-884

  Phornpbutkul, C ^a   Boney, C M ^a   Gruppuso, P A ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHORESIS; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SKIN TINGLING; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031750142     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70325-7     Document Type: Article

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