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Familial glucocorticoid deficiency: a diagnostic challenge during acute illness.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2013
Habeb Abdelhadi M, Hughes Claire R, Al-Arabi Rida, Al-Muhamadi Ali, Clark Adrian J L, Metherell L A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a heterogeneous condition of isolated glucocorticoid deficiency due to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) resistance. Patients have adrenal failure with normal electrolytes. We report two Arab children with different forms of FGD, in whom the diagnosis was initially masked by their acute illness and discuss the reasons for the delay in the diagnosis of FGD...
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