Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cerebral oedema has rarely been reported in adrenal insufficiency. We report a case of decompensated cerebral oedema due to autoimmune adrenalitis.Case report: A 12-year-old boy presented to hospital with a 1 day history of headache, fever up to 39.9 °C, confusion, diarrhoea, and vomiting. He had a left-sided ptosis, reduced conscious level (Glasgow coma scale 8/15) and was hypertensive (blood pressure 134/90 mmHg). He required intubat...