Definitive bilateral adrenal failure in antiphospholipid syndrome

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Silvério, Rachel G ^a   Caetano, Francisca ^b   Gomes, Aline ^a   Sequeira, Miguel ^a   Oliveira, Ana ^a  

^a Hospital de São Teotónio   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Adrenal failure; Adrenal insufficiency; Antiphospholipid syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862980003     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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