Acute adrenal crisis in a patient treated with intraarticular steroid therapy

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 510-511

  Wicki, Jacques ^a   Droz, Muriel ^a   Cirafici, Laura ^a   Vallotton, Michel B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Addison's Disease; Adrenal Cortex Hormone; Intraarticular Injection

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETHARGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; STEROID THERAPY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE;

EID: 0033962774     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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