[Adrenal insufficiency caused by treatment with levothyroxine].
Primary adrenal insufficiency is a rare disease. Its diagnosis remains a clinical challenge since the signs and symptoms of the disease are insidious in onset and non specific in nature. A case report of Addison's crisis induced by levothyroxine substitution therapy is described. This clinical case is discussed in details with a special emphasis to the published literature regarding the strategy of diagnosis and the specific therapy of primary adrenal insufficiency.
Rey
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Département de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne.
Bulliard
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Pralong
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Waeber
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D000224:Addison Disease / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005438:Fludrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine; D005438:Fludrocortisone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
Insuffisance corticosurrénalienne précipitée par un traitement de lévothyroxine.