Rhabdomyolysis in acute primary adrenal insufficiency complicated by severe hyponatraemia

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2371-2374

  Lau, Su Yin ^a,b   Yong, Tuck Yean ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Adrenal insufficiency; Creatine kinase; Hyponatraemia; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; POTASSIUM; RENIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACOSACTIDE; UREA;

ACUTE CONFUSION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; PROVOCATION TEST; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TACHYCARDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPONATREMIA; RENAL DIALYSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867749455     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7879     Document Type: Article

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