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ea0041ep56 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2016

Addison’s disease warrants large package of care costs due to substantial comorbidity

Ross Ian Louis , Biden Cara , Leisegang Rory

Introduction: Patients with Addison’s disease are burdened by substantial comorbidity and likely require a large package of care. There is a proportion of South African patients who can afford private health-care, comparable to health-care offered in a developed country. We hypothesised that comprehensive package of care costs for Addison’s disease is relatively high.Methods: We identifed 131 patients with Addison’s disease within a privat...