Musculoskeletal aspects of hypoadrenalism: Just a load of aches and pains?

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 631-638

  Sathi, N ^a   Makkuni, D ^b   Mitchell, W S ^c   Swinson, D ^a   Chattopadhyay, C ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Flexion contractures; Hypoadrenalism; Myalgia

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOADRENALISM; HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYMPTOM; THYROTOXICOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN;

EID: 67349083522     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1126-y     Document Type: Review

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