[Relapse of Addison's disease after apparent recovery : a case-report]

In our observation, antituberculous therapy was given systematically, although neither interview nor bacteriology had provided unequivocal evidence of tuberculosis. Corticosteroid withdrawal by the patient was uneventful. After, withdrawal, the 17 OH steroids and the response to metyrapone were normal. The water load test was normal. After insulin, only cortisol levels did not increase. Salt-loss with hyponatremia then occurred spontaneously ; 17 OH steroids were low and did not increase after corticotrophin.