TY - JOUR
T1 - Myopathy in Addison's disease
AU - Mor, F.
AU - Green, P.
AU - Wysenbeek, A. J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Since the first description of primary adrenocortical insufficiency by Thomas Addison in 1855 several large series of patients with Addison's disease have been published. The common signs and symptoms include: weakness, hyperpigmentation, weight loss, gastrointestinal complaints, and hypotension. It is rare for patients with Addison's disease to present with musculoskeletal symptoms including flexion contractures, hyperkalaemic neuromyopathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, migratory myalgia, sciatica-like pain, and low back pain. Myopathy has not been previously described in Addison's disease. Herein we report a patient presenting with severe hyponatraemia and myopathy which resolved after steroid replacement therapy.
AB - Since the first description of primary adrenocortical insufficiency by Thomas Addison in 1855 several large series of patients with Addison's disease have been published. The common signs and symptoms include: weakness, hyperpigmentation, weight loss, gastrointestinal complaints, and hypotension. It is rare for patients with Addison's disease to present with musculoskeletal symptoms including flexion contractures, hyperkalaemic neuromyopathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, migratory myalgia, sciatica-like pain, and low back pain. Myopathy has not been previously described in Addison's disease. Herein we report a patient presenting with severe hyponatraemia and myopathy which resolved after steroid replacement therapy.
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U2 - 10.1136/ard.46.1.81
DO - 10.1136/ard.46.1.81
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C2 - 3813679
AN - SCOPUS:0023133644
SN - 0003-4967
VL - 46
SP - 81
EP - 83
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
IS - 1
ER -