[Addison's disease and infection].
Addison's disease, or primary adrenocortical insufficiency, is a diagnosis that may often be overlooked. A case is presented of a 28-year-old male who, within a six-month period, was admitted on three occasions with symptoms mimicking sepsis, for which no microbiological etiology could be established. Each time he recovered, however, on antibiotic treatment. Not until the third admission was Addison's disease suspected.
Dalskov
Sarah
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Amtssygehuset i Herlev, Medicinsk Reumatologisk Afdeling Q. sarahdalskov@msn.com
Gjørup
Ida E
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D000224:Addison Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis