Addison's disease presenting with an acute abdomen and complicated by cardiomyopathy

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 644-645

  Wiltshire, Esko J ^a,b   Wilson, R ^a,b   Pringle, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Glucocorticoid; Rhabdomyolysis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOSTEROID DEFICIENCY; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOCK; STEROID METABOLISM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADDISON DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 8744257459     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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