Abstract

Tuberculosis of the adrenal glands is a common cause for Addison’s disease in developing countries. Whether treatment of tuberculosis normalizes adrenocortical function in these patients is controversial. We are reporting two cases of Addison’s disease because of adrenal tuberculosis, in whom treatment with antitubercular drugs did not restore normal adrenal functions. We conclude that treatment of tubercular Addison’s disease does not lead to normalization of adrenocortical function.

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Title
Nonreversal of adrenal hypofunction after treatment of adrenal tuberculosis
Author
Laway, Bashir Ahmad 1 ; Mir, Shahnaz Ahmad 2 ; Ganie, Mohd Ashraf 1 ; Shaheen, Feroze 3 ; Shah, Parvaiz Ahmad 2 

 Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Srinagar, Kashmir, India (GRID:grid.414739.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0174 2901) 
 Government Medical College, Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India (GRID:grid.413219.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 1759 3527) 
 Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiodiagnosis, India (GRID:grid.414739.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0174 2901) 
Pages
42-44
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Mar 2015
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
11107782
e-ISSN
20909098
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2790035416
Copyright
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