The "double a" phenotype: Portending allgrove′s syndrome and averting adrenal crisis

The "double a" phenotype: Portending allgrove′s syndrome and averting adrenal crisis

Introduction: Allgrove′s syndrome is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder with only about 70 cases reported thus far and is characterized by alacrima, achalasia, and ACTH insensitivity among other clinical features. However, it has a widely variable clinical presentation, which may result in such cas...

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Main Authors: Soumik Goswami, Ajitesh Roy, Rana Bhattacharjee, K S Shivaprasad, Partha P Chakraborty, Chitra Selvan, Anubhav Thukral, Kaushik Biswas, Sujoy Ghosh, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Subhankar Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Achalasia
Alacrimia
adrenal insufficiency
Allgrove′s syndrome
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=8;spage=367;epage=368;aulast=Goswami

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