Warning: fopen(/home/virtual/pediatrics/journal/upload/ip_log/ip_log_2024-12.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/virtual/pediatrics/journal/ip_info/view_data.php on line 93

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/virtual/pediatrics/journal/ip_info/view_data.php on line 94
A case of Addison's disease.

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1991;34(8):1169-1174.
Published online August 31, 1991.
A case of Addison's disease.
Cheol Hee Hwang, Dong Kui Lee, Myung Sug Nam, Mun Ki Cho
Department of Pediatrics, St. Columban Hospital, Mokpo, Korea
소아 Addison병 1례
황철희, 이동규, 남명숙, 조문기
성골롬반병원 소아과
Received: 27 November 1990   • Accepted: 13 March 1991
Abstract
Addison’s disease is a rare disorder resulting from progressive adrenocortical destruction regardless of the nature of underlying process. A 5-year-old boy with Addison’s disease without other endocrine disorder presented with a brief review of the literature. The patient was admitted to out hospital because of poor appetite and generalized darkish brown pigmentation of skin and mucous membrane. On physical examination, skin and mucous membrane were diffusely darkish brown, especially over the face, finger tips, toe tips, lips and gingiva. Laboratory studies showed low serum cortisol, high ACTH concentration and low 24 hours urinary 17-KS and 17-OHCS, but 8 hours intravenous ACTH stimulation test failed to rise the plasma cortisol and 24 hours urinary 17-KS and 17-OHCS level. The patient has been placing on cortisone acetate with improvement.
Key Words: Addison's disease, Chronic adrenal insufficiency


METRICS Graph View
  • 1,556 View
  • 52 Download