Nonreversal of adrenal hypofunction after treatment of adrenal tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Bashir Ahmad Laway (Author), Shahnaz Ahmad Mir (Author), Mohd Ashraf Ganie (Author), Feroze Shaheen (Author), Parvaiz Ahmad Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 w...