Endocrine Abstracts

The non-specific symptoms of Addison’s disease may be attributed to other conditions with consequent delay in diagnosis. We describe such a case of novel presentation. A 61 year old female presented with a one-day history of vomiting, abdominal pain and 15kg weight loss over 6 months. PMH: hypertension of 15 years duration, chronic kidney disease (CKD3) for 7 years and hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma 8 years earlier. Examination: dehydrated, sinus tachycardia 110 b...