Genitourinary tuberculosis complicated with adrenal involvement and primary adrenocortical insufficiency: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 170-174

  Lin, Shih Yi ^a   Chang, Chia Ling ^a   Jap, Tjin Shing ^a   Lin, Hong Da ^a   Won, Justin Ging Shing ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genitourinary tuberculosis; Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE ACETATE; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CURETTAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE DISEASE; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASES; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, UROGENITAL;

EID: 0031947518     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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