Endocrine Abstracts

We report a case of a 53 years old woman who presented asthenia, cramps, cutaneous hyperpigmentation, nausea, vomiting, vague and non-specific epigastric abdominal pain, weight loss and hypotension. She was diagnosed with Addison’s disease because biochemical data were indicative for autoimmune adrenal failure (positivity for adrenal cortex antibodies). Nevertheless during the following 9 years the patient began to note the progressive reduction of pubic and axillary hair...