ADDISON'S DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE: A CASE REPORT
GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.136-138, 2007 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.136-138
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hypoglycemia, Addison's disease, Adrenal insufficiency, Chronic renal failure
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Primary adrenal insufficiency or Addison's disease, which is more frequent in women, is caused by bilateral adrenocortical destruction. Common clinic features of Addison's disease are; weakness, loss of appetite, weight loss, nousea, vomiting and hyperpigmentation. Hypoglycemia as a sole presentation of primary adrenal insufficiency is rare and more common in secondary adrenal insufficiency and childhood. Hereby we report a case with chronic renal failure, symptoms of hypoglycemia and was diagnosed as Addison's disease.