Primary adrenal insufficiency in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Report of four cases

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-253

  Huang, Yi Wen ^a   Chang, Ching Chung ^a   Sun, Hsin Yun ^a   Chen, Mao Yuan ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a,b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Adrenal gland diseases; Opportunistic infections; Pneumocystis pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOTROPIN; DIDANOSINE; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; INDINAVIR; PREDNISOLONE; RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; TETRACOSACTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 4644234073     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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