Partial recovery of adrenal function in a patient with autoimmune Addison's disease

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 672-674

  Smans, L C C J ^a   Zelissen, P M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACTH; Addison's disease; Cortisol

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL ANTIBODY; ALDOSTERONE; AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 54949149519     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345623     Document Type: Article

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