Cure of psoriasis and arthritis when Addison's disease was detected

Case Reports in Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-98

  Lind, Marcus ^a  

^a NU Hospital Organization   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Arthritis; Cortisol; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENING DOSAGE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCREENING TEST; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 79951968081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16626567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315053     Document Type: Article

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