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Acute Adrenal Insufficiency as the Primary Manifestation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report
2016
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
Acute adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a life-threatening condition. While Addison's disease (AD) is rare, in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) still remains as the primary cause in 7 to 20% of cases. Urinary TB is also the third most common form of extrapulmonary disease. We report a case of 37-year-old male who presented with weakness, anorexia, weight loss, dysuria, flank pain and low grade fever. Examination revealed hypotension, hyperpigmentation, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia and low
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