Primary adrenal insufficiency in childhood and adolescence: Advances in diagnosis and management

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 596-599

  Simm, P J ^a   McDonnell, C M ^a   Zacharin, M R ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Adrenal hypoplasia congenita; Adrenal insufficiency; Adrenoleukodystrophy; IMAGe syndrome

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOTROPIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LORENZO OIL; TRIOLEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX ATROPHY; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPOPLASIA; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMAGE SYNDROME; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; METAPHYSIS; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; TECHNOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS; RENIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 8744272108     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00482.x     Document Type: Review

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