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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Nonreversal of adrenal hypofunction after treatment of adrenal tuberculosis
Bashir Ahmad Laway Professor and HOD 1, Shahnaz Ahmad Mir2, Mohd Ashraf Ganie1, Feroze Shaheen3, Parvaiz Ahmad Shah2
1 Department of Endocrinology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 2 Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Bashir Ahmad Laway Department of Endocrinology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1110-7782.155860
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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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