The Importance of Computed Tomography Findings in Detecting Tuberculous Addison's Disease

Ferreira, Sara and Freitas-Silva, Margarida (2017) The Importance of Computed Tomography Findings in Detecting Tuberculous Addison's Disease. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 4 (7). ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

Addison’s disease is an endocrine disorder characterized by primary adrenal insufficiency due to various causes. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection was a major cause in the past but is rare nowadays. We describe a patient admitted to our hospital who was diagnosed with tuberculous Addison’s disease.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Addison´s disease, tuberculosis
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2017 16:20
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2017 16:20
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16751

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