@article{article_535539, title={Addison’s Disease Secondary to Tuberculosis}, journal={Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports}, volume={5}, pages={8–9}, year={2014}, author={Dur, Ali and Cander, Başar and Koyuncu, Ferudun and Civelek, Cemil and Sönmez, Ertan and Gülen, Bedia}, keywords={Addison hastalığı, hiperkalemi, tüberküloz}, abstract={Introduction: Addison’s disease occurs as a result of the lack of production of adrenocortical hormones, which is a rare but fatal disease if left untreated. In this paper, a case of a 21-year old patient admitted to the emergency department with compaints of weakness and headache, and subsequently diagnosed as Addison’s disease is presented.Case Report: On admission, the patient’s vital signs were stable and there were no life-threatening symptoms. A cardiac and respiratory arrest developed in the patient during follow-up and was successfully managed with electrolyte abnormalities correction.Conclusion: Addison’s disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who complain of fatigue with electrolyte disturbance}, number={1}, publisher={Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği}