{"title":"Stokes-Adams Syndrome as a Presenting Feature of Hypoadrenalism: A Rare Presentation.","authors":"Kanishka Kumar, Rupam Kumar, Mahima Pandey, Rajeev Verma","doi":"10.4103/aam.aam_154_22","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Addison's disease is known to cause hyperkalemia. However, heart block as a result of such hyperkalemia is very rare. We report one such case where Addison's disease presented with hyperkalemia and resultant heart block and Stokes-Adam's syndrome along with other features of hypoadrenalism.</p>","PeriodicalId":7938,"journal":{"name":"Annals of African Medicine","volume":"23 3","pages":"509-511"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11364306/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of African Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_154_22","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/20 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Addison's disease is known to cause hyperkalemia. However, heart block as a result of such hyperkalemia is very rare. We report one such case where Addison's disease presented with hyperkalemia and resultant heart block and Stokes-Adam's syndrome along with other features of hypoadrenalism.
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The Annals of African Medicine is published by the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria and the Annals of African Medicine Society. The Journal is intended to serve as a medium for the publication of research findings in the broad field of Medicine in Africa and other developing countries, and elsewhere which have relevance to Africa. It will serve as a source of information on the state of the art of Medicine in Africa, for continuing education for doctors in Africa and other developing countries, and also for the publication of meetings and conferences. The journal will publish articles I any field of Medicine and other fields which have relevance or implications for Medicine.
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