An Unusual Presentation of Addison's Disease-A Case Report.
Addison's disease is most commonly due to autoimmune adrenalitis and tuberculosis and refers to primary hypoadrenalism caused by a total or near total destruction or dysfunction of both adrenal cortices. Usual manifestations involve chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension and hyperpigmentation of skin. We herein report a case of primary adrenal insufficiency presenting with fever and seizures in an 11-yr-old boy. His symptoms resolved after starting specific therapy. This kind of presentation of Addison's disease is rather unusual.
PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sandeep
S
Choudhary
Anwer
A
Alam
Vivek
V
Dewan
Dinesh
D
Yadav
N K
NK
Dubey
Addison’s disease; autoimmune adrenalitis; hyperpigmentation of skin; hyponatremia; seizure