A Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis with Adrenal Insufficiency

A Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis with Adrenal Insufficiency

We present the case of a 37 year-old female who had disseminated tuberculosis (TB) with bilateral adrenal involvement resulting in primary adrenal failure (Addison’s disease) with refractory hyponatraemia and possible extrapontine ‘myelinolysis’. Laboratory results were remarkable for adrenal insuff...

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Main Authors: Ali Al-Mamari, Abdullah Balkhair, Arunodaya Gujjar, Fatma Ben Abid, Ahmed Al-Farqani, Aisha Al- Hamadani, Rajeev Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2009-12-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
tb
adrenal
insufficiency
granuloma
case report, oman.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1467

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