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Original Source: Adrenal crisis provoked by dental infection: case report and review of the literature.
Primary adrenal insufficiency is an endocrine disorder characterized by cortisol and aldosterone deficiency caused by destruction of the adrenal cortex. Adrenal crisis is a medical emergency with acute symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, hypoglycaemia, seizures, hypovolemic shock, and cardiovascular failure. It occurs in patients with chronic adrenal insufficiency who are exposed to additional stress, such as infection, trauma, or surgical procedures. Dental infection is a possible cause of a...
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Long-Term Steroids Safe, Effective in Adrenal Insufficiency
ICE ECE 2012: A phase 3b study of once-daily oral dual-release hydrocortisone demonstrates safety and efficacy in maintaining heart risk factors in adrenal insufficiency. Medscape Medical News
Early menopause: A genetic mouse model of human primary ovarian insufficiency
(Emory University) Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertili...
Adrenal disorders in pregnancy
Normal gestation is characterized by dramatic changes in a number of endocrine systems and particularly by activation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and the hypothalamic–pituitaryâ€...
Etomidate, Mortality and Adrenal Insufficiency in Sepsis
In cases of septic shock, what is the safest agent to facilitate rapid sequence intubation? Critical Care Medicine
What Is the Best Approach to Tailoring Hydrocortisone Dose?
Do you consider circadian rhythm when dosing hydrocortisone for patients with adrenal insufficiency? Clinical Endocrinology
Guidance is needed on inhaled glucocorticoids and acute adrenal crises
Wass and Arlt highlight several strategies to prevent morbidity and mortality from acute adrenal crisis,1 including the recognition and management of iatrogenic adrenal suppression; this is...
Personalized medicine eliminates need for drug in two children
Using genome-wide analysis, investigators at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montreal have potentially eliminated a lifetime drug prescription that two chi...
Newborn screening may miss adrenal-gland disorder
(HealthDay) -- Routine newborn screening failed to identify about one-fifth of infants with an adrenal gland disorder called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a new study has found.
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OBJECTIVE: Transfusion dependency is known to cause endocrinopathies in thalassaemia patients such as adrenal insufficiency, because transfusion-related iron overload is injurious to endocrine organs....
Clinical approach to adrenal insufficiency in hospitalised patients.
Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) refers to glucocorticoid deficiency resulting from adrenal gland disease. Central adrenal insufficiency is because of disorders of the pituitary gland...
Adrenal crisis provoked by dental infection: case report and review of the literature.
Primary adrenal insufficiency is an endocrine disorder characterized by cortisol and aldosterone deficiency caused by destruction of the adrenal cortex. Adrenal crisis is a medical emergency with acut...
What is the best longterm management strategy for patients with primary adrenal insufficiency?
Primary adrenal insufficiency is treated with glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy. Recent data revealed that health-related quality of life in adrenal insufficiency is impaired in...
The interpretation of color - an endocrine cause of skin discoloration mimicking cyanosis.
Abstract Primary adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease, is very rare in the pediatric population. The diagnosis of Addison's disease is usually suspected in the presence of hyponatremia and hype...
