Addison's disease triggered by infection with mycobacterium abscessus, but not by adrenal tuberculosis or MAC pulmonary disease, in a subject with type 2 diabetes mellitus: case report.
Background: Addison's disease is primary adrenal dysfunction and is characterized by decrease of cortisol level and increase of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) level. It is known that infection is one of main causes of Addison's disease. Among various infections, tuberculous infection accounts fo...
| Publicado en: | BMC Endocrine Disorders Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | case study diagnostic images pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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BioMed Central
10/23/2022
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |