Addison's disease

Quando i bambini con l’acetone hanno lingua blu e abbronzatura fuori stagione

E. Castagno, I. Tardivo, G. Grasso, P. Matarazzo, G. Tuli, A.F. Urbino

2016/3 — pag. 191-194

Addison’s disease (primary adrenocortical failure) is a rare condition mainly of autoimmune origin. Signs and symptoms are usually mild and non-specific, as abdominal pain, failure to thrive, weight loss, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhoea associate...

Quando i bambini con l’acetone hanno lingua blu e abbronzatura fuori stagione

E. Castagno, I. Tardivo, G. Grasso, P. Matarazzo, G. Tuli, A.F. Urbino

2016/3

Addison’s disease (primary adrenocortical failure) is a rare condition mainly of autoimmune origin. Signs and symptoms are usually mild and non-specific, as abdominal pain, failure to thrive, weight loss, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhoea associated t...

Insufficienza surrenalica: rara ma non troppo

G. Patti, G. Tornese, M.C. Pellegrin, K. Vecchiato, E. Faleschini, A. Ventura

2016/1 — pag. 21-26

Adrenal insufficiency is a rare condition in childhood. Clinical characteristics of adrenal insufficiency in children may be non-specific. Therefore, the diagnosis may be suspected late. If unrecognized, adrenal insufficiency may present with life-...

Una bambina che cresce poco con strane macchie blu sulla lingua

V. Ettari, M. Catania, R. Barcellona

2013/6 — pag. 395-397

The case of a girl with a strange blue colour on her tongue (and not only) is the opportunity to present, in a tale-like style (narrative medicine), the way that enables to make a diagnosis of a rare disease. In this case the diagnostic reasoning has...

Un Duchenne astenico

D. Sambugaro

2003/8 — pag. 532-534