ADDISON'S DISEASE COMPLICATING DIABETES MELLITUS IN ADOLESCENCE
Authors: K S GOULD, E L SHLEVIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 November 1955ADDISON'S DISEASE COMPLICATING DIABETES MELLITUS IN ADOLESCENCEKENNETH S. GOULD, M.D., EDMUND L. SHLEVIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.KENNETH S. GOULD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDMUND L. SHLEVIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-5-1092 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA survey of the literature fails to reveal documented cases of coexisting diabetes mellitus and Addison's disease below the age of 15. Addison's disease alone is a rare condition in childhood. A study of the disease in children was made by Russell and Potter1 in 1951. They report only 66 cases of Addison's disease in children which they consider to be adequately substantiated. Diabetes mellitus is not mentioned as a complicating disease in any of these patients.In 1943 Thorn and Clinton2reviewed the literature and found 11 authenticated cases in which Addison's disease and diabetes mellitus developed simultaneously, or...Bibliography1. RussellPotter ACT: Addison's disease in childhood, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 44: 957, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ThornClinton GWM: Metabolic changes in a patient with Addison's disease following the onset of diabetes mellitus, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 3: 335, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Simpson SL: Addison's disease and its treatment by cortical extract, Quart. J. Med. 1: 99, 1932. Google Scholar4. ForshamThornPruntyHills PHGWFTAG: Clinical studies with pituitary adrenocorticotropin, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 8: 15, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. TalbotSobelMcArthurCrawford NBEHJWJD: Functional endocrinology from birth through adolescence, 1952, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Google Scholar6. Wilkens L: The diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders in childhood and adolescence, 1950, Charles C Thomas, Springfield. Google Scholar7. CrookeRussell ACDS: The pituitary gland in Addison's disease, J. Path. and Bact. 40: 255, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Arnold DP: Massive suprarenal hemorrhage in the newborn infant, Am. J. Dis. Child. 40: 1053, 1930. Google Scholar9. GoldzieherGordon MAMB: The syndrome of adrenal hemorrhage in the newborn, Endocrinology 16: 165, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Rich AR: A peculiar type of adrenal cortical damage associated with acute infections and its possible relation to circulatory collapse, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 74: 1, 1944. Google Scholar11. DeamerSilver WCHK: Abnormalities in the secretion of the adrenal cortex during early life, J. Pediat. 37: 490, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Soffer LJ: Diseases of the adrenals, 1948, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KENNETH S. GOULD, M.D.; EDMUND L. SHLEVIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication December 20, 1954.From the medical service of Dr. Edmund L. Shlevin, The Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn.Presented at the Clinical Society of the New York Diabetes Association at the New York Academy of Medicine, May 25, 1954. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiabetes and Addison's DiseaseAddison's disease and diabetes mellitusAddison's disease and diabetes mellitus.Addison's Disease and Diabetes MellitusDie kindlichen Nebennieren und ihre PathologieDiabetes Mellitus and Addison's Disease 1 November 1955Volume 43, Issue 5Page: 1092-1099KeywordsAdolescentsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneChildrenDiabetes mellitusEosinophiliaHypoglycemiaInsulinMedical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...