A 12 year old boy with recurrent episodes of pneumonia: triple A syndrome.
Triple A syndrome (Allgrove syndrome) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disease with a typical triad including adrenocorticotrophic-hormone-resistant glucocorticoid insufficiency, reduced or absent tearing (alacrima) and achalasia and a wide range of symptoms can be detected due to multi organ involvement. This report describes the case of a Triple Asyndrome, a12 year-old boy with a history of recurrent episodes of pneumonia and growth retardation due to failure to timely diagnosis of his problem.
Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Baran
B
Parhizkar
Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nakisa
N
Maghsoodi
Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mojgan
M
Forootan
Department of Gastroenterology, Rasool Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Hosein
AH
Entezari
AAA-gene; Achalasia; Adrenal insufficiency; Alacrima; Allgrove syndrome