Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2014
After having the flu, a 39-year-old male patient with a history of Addison's disease developed a condition manifested by weakness, depression, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypoglycemia. AP- 75/50 mm Hg. Blood test results: low corticosterone and cortisol, 13-oxycorticosteroids, 17-oxycorticosteroids levels. What condition developed in the patient?
Answer options
- Acute gastritis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Acute adrenal insufficiency
- Collapse
- Acute enterocolitis
Correct answer
Acute adrenal insufficiency
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