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2023•Jaffna Medical JournalOpen access

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome with adrenal insufficiency

S. Seyon, T. Peranantharajah, J. Nalayini, S. Rushanthini, R. Pirannavan

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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a thrombophilic condition leading to multiple complications. Primary APS rarely causes primary adrenal insufficiency, but it can be life-threatening. In the present report, a patient presents with symptoms and signs of adrenal insufficiency and subsequent hormone level tests and radiological findings led to a diagnosis of primary APS with adrenal insufficiency.

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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a thrombophilic condition leading to multiple complications. Primary APS rarely causes primary adrenal insufficiency, but it can be life-threatening. In the present report, a patient presents with symptoms and signs of adrenal insufficiency and subsequent hormone level tests and radiological findings led to a diagnosis of primary APS with adrenal insufficiency.

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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a thrombophilic condition leading to multiple complications. Primary APS rarely causes primary adrenal insufficiency, but it can be life-threatening. In the present report, a patient presents with symptoms and signs of adrenal insufficiency and subsequent hormone level tests and radiological findings led to a diagnosis of primary APS with adrenal insufficiency.

Key concepts: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency, Adrenal insufficiency, Medicine, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Pediatrics, Surgery, Internal medicine, Thrombosis

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