title: Thyrotoxicosis presenting as orthostatic hypotension.
abstract: The patient described, whose symptoms were masked initially by the lack of steroids, illustrates an unusual case of orthostatic hypotension due to secondary adrenal insufficiency, caused by thyrotoxicosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000209:etiology*