Asthma as the first presenting symptom of complex glycerol kinase deficiency

Two patients presenting with asthma as the first clinical symptom of a mild form of Addison crisis were found to have complex glycerol kinase deficiency (CGKD). They had been treated with bronchodilators prior to the exact diagnosis. Asthma may appear in a mild form of Addison crisis in a patient with CGKD. Pediatricians should be aware of this unusual presentation of CGKD.