ea0051p014 | Adrenal | BSPED2017
Thanawala Nehal
, Margabanthu Gomathi
Baseline cortisol values may not necessarily rule out Addisons disease. We report a case with vague symptomatology,normal coritsol baseline values with high index of suspicion and positive low dose synacthen test which lead up to the diagnosis. Young boy age 9 presented with low serum sodium levels and intermittent concern with abdominal symptoms, exhaustion and altered behaviour. He had normal baseline pituitary function including cortisol of 223 that decreased to 156 (...