ea0015p28 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2008
Olateju Tolu
, Simon Godwin
, Medbak Sami
, Meeking Darryl
The link between exogenous steroid use and hypothalamopituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis suppression is well established. We present an unusual case where the use of an intra-oral steroid paste transiently obscured the diagnosis of Addisons disease.A 45-year-old lady presented to hospital with a several week history of weight loss, nausea and vomiting, lethargy and postural dizziness. Physical examination was unremarkable except for hypotensio...