title: Addison's Disease Presenting with Abdominal Pain.
abstract: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency is due to bilateral destruction of the adrenal cortex and has a prevalence of approximately 40-60 per million adults.1 The commonest cause is autoimmune.1 Prompt treatment not only restores quality of life but also a normal life expectancy.2 Here we present an unusual case of primary adrenal insufficiency, which illustrates how such an important disease often provides a diagnostic conundrum.
authors: Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane, East Bournemouth, Dorset.
authors: Tejal
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authors: Desai
authors: Tristan
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authors: Richardson