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Varicella causing remission of Cushing's disease
Henith Raj1, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan1, Jaya Prakash Sahoo1
1Department of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
BMJ Case Reports
|September 26, 2018
Abstract:
An 18-year-old male with Cushing's disease presented with generalised skin eruptions and backache. He was diagnosed with varicella infection. During the course of the illness, he developed persistent vomiting. Hormonal evaluation suggested adrenal insufficiency. MRI of brain showed features of pituitary apoplexy. Initially, he required hydrocortisone replacement. Later on his hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis recovered and he is currently asymptomatic without any treatment.