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BERNARD MATHIS MALLOY, M.D.; CALVIN W. WOODRUFF, M.D.

AMA J Dis Child. 1958;95(4):364-369.

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Addison's disease is rare in childhood. In reviewing the literature prior to June, 1945, Jaudon¹ found 12 cases in children aged 10 years or less. Since that time only 12 cases have been reported in the available literature.^2-11 Cases of adrenal failure associated with the adrenogenital syndrome were excluded, as were cases occurring before the age of 2 years, because these appear to be a separate group of patients.¹² Among these 12 cases reported, 5 were associated with hypoparathyroidism or moniliasis or had a sibling with this combination of diseases.8-11 Four of these five occurred in two families in which other cases of "the syndrome of familial juvenile hypoadrenocorticism and superficial moniliasis"¹³ occurred. In none of these cases associated with hypoparathyroidism and/or moniliasis was tuberculous involvement of the adrenal found. Tuberculosis is becoming an unusual cause of Addison's disease in childhood, as it has become in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University. Present address: Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, 525 E. 68th St., New York (Dr. Malloy); Markle Scholar in Medical Science (Dr. Woodruff).

Footnotes

This patient was referred by Dr. James C. Overall.

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