title: [Adrenocortical insufficiency and abdominal pain].
abstract: The adrenocortical insufficiency may mimic an acute surgical abdomen. We report the case of 20-year-old patient, who presented abdominal pain syndrome, associated with isolated moderate hyponatremia (135 mmol/l). The first diagnostic given is an appendicular syndrome, and she underwent surgery. Given the persistence of abdominal pain syndrome and hyponatremia (133 mmol/l), adrenocortical insufficiency was sought. The follow-ups were simple after the introduction of replacement therapy.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: A-L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Saint-Pol
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morvan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maurette
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult