Endocrinology Research and Practice
Case Report

Isolated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Deficiency (ACTH) Associated with Hashimoto's Disease

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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey

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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Çanakkale, Turkey

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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radyology, Çanakkale, Turkey

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Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology Çanakkale, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2014; 18: 26-27
DOI: 10.4274/tjem.2341
Read: 2009 Downloads: 476 Published: 01 March 2014

ABSTRACT

Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency (IAD) is a rare disease characterized by secondary adrenal insufficiency with low cortisol production and normal secretion of pituitary hormones other than ACTH. Association of IAD with Hashimoto’s disease (HD) is rare. This suggests the possibility of common autoimmune process affecting both the pituitary and the thyroid glands. Here, we report two cases of IAD with HD.

 

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