Familial glucocorticoid deficiency, alacrimia and achalasia - Allgrove syndrome

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-154

  Muranjan, Mamta N ^a   Gurav, Mahesh ^a   Surve, Talib ^a   Deshmukh, Chandrahas T ^a   Bharucha, Burjor A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Adrenal insufficiency; Alacrimia

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SEIZURE;

EID: 0033010524     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02752377     Document Type: Article

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