DIABETES MELLITUS, HYPERTHYROIDISM AND ADDISON'S DISEASE IN ONE PATIENT

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Case Reports1 February 1953DIABETES MELLITUS, HYPERTHYROIDISM AND ADDISON'S DISEASE IN ONE PATIENTLEONARD BRESLAW, M.D., JOYCE LASHOF, M.D., CHARLES KLEIN, M.D.LEONARD BRESLAW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOYCE LASHOF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES KLEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-2-338 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA review of the literature reveals no well documented case of the existence of diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism and Addison's disease in one patient. Rowntree and Snell1 reported one such case, but some doubt was cast on its validity by Rhind and Wilson.2CASE REPORTThe patient, a Russian-born white woman who was 48 years old at the time of her initial hospital admission, entered the Bronx Hospital for the first time on September 29, 1947, in a stupor, with a history of nausea and vomiting of two days' duration. Past history revealed that the patient had had typhoid fever in...Bibliography1. RowntreeSnell LGAM: Clinical study of Addison's disease, Mayo Clinic Monographs, 1931, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. RhindWilson EGA: Diabetes mellitus in Addison's disease, Lancet 2: 37-38 (July 12) 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Williams RH: Textbook of endocrinology, 1950, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. Rossman I: Personal communication to the authors. Google Scholar5. GitmanAntJacobi LMM: Combined hyperthyroidism and adrenal cortical insufficiency: effect of iodine therapy: case report, Ann. Int. Med. 19: 507-514 (Sept.) 1943. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 20, 1952.From the Medical Service of Dr. Abner Stern, The Bronx Hospital, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAddison’s DiseaseThyroid disease in diabetics.Die pathologische Morphologie der endokrinen RegulationsstörungenDiabetes Mellitus and Addison's DiseaseDas PankreasADDISON'S DISEASE COMPLICATED BY PREGNANCY AND DIABETES MELLITUS 1 February 1953Volume 38, Issue 2Page: 338-342KeywordsDiabetes mellitusHyperthyroidismMedical servicesNauseaTyphoidVomiting Issue Published: 1 February 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...