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[A case of melanoderma erroneously considered to be addisonian]
Minerva Medica
|February 4, 1979
Summary
This case study details a patient with dark skin pigmentation and initial hypotension, ultimately excluding Addisonism syndrome. Treatment with DOCA led to hypertension, likely due to fluid retention.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Dermatology
- Pathology
Background:
- A patient presented with unexplained dark skin pigmentation.
- The patient had a history of hypotension and remote pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Initial differential diagnoses considered Addisonism syndrome.