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Glucocorticoid insufficiency, Achalasia, Alacrima with autonomic and motor neuropathy
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Glucocorticoid insufficiency, Achalasia, Alacrima with autonomic and motor neuropathy

B.G.A. Stuckey, F.L. Mastaglia, W.D. Reed and P.T. Pullan
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol.106(1), pp.62-64
1987
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Abstract

We report the case of a patient with adrenal disease with achalasia and alacrima, which appear to be part of a widespread defect in adrenal and nervous system function. A 21-year-old white woman at age 6 had had hypoglycaemia, hyperpigmentation, low plasma cortisol level (30 nmol/L; normal, 200 to 600), and a lack of cortisol response to cosyntropin. Alacrima had been noted since infancy but there were no other abnormal neurologic features. A roentgenogram of the chest at age 9 showed bilateral pulmonary opacities presumed due to aspiration; these have persisted. Nocturnal cough, vomiting of undigested food, and recurrent chest...

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.278 Adrenal Disorders
1.278.1537 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Medicine, General & Internal
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Clinical Medicine
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