| Literature DB >> 29875974 |
Marie-Pierrette Ntyonga-Pono1,2.
Abstract
Chronic adrenal insufficiency is regarded as a rare disease in its primary stage. However, secondary adrenal insufficiency, which essentially occurs after stopping corticosteroids, is more frequent, ranging from 4.2% to 60%, depending on the pathology treated, but it is often unrecognized. We report the case of a 66 year old female patient with a history of chronic fatigue for more than 2 years. The patient consulted several clinicians but symptoms were wrongly attributed to a depressive disorder rather than to adrenal corticotropic adrenal insufficiency.Entities:
Keywords: Chronic fatigue; adrenal insufficiency; corticosteroids
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29875974 PMCID: PMC5987138 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.93.14583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J