title: Asthma as the first presenting symptom of complex glycerol kinase deficiency.
abstract: Two patients presenting with asthma as the first clinical symptom of a mild form of Addison crisis were found to have complex glycerol kinase deficiency (CGKD). They had been treated with bronchodilators prior to the exact diagnosis. Asthma may appear in a mild form of Addison crisis in a patient with CGKD. Pediatricians should be aware of this unusual presentation of CGKD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005991:Glycerol Kinase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D005991:Glycerol Kinase