Transient acute adrenal insufficiency associated with adenovirus serotype 40 infection

We present an instance of a 6-year-old boy who was admitted with adenovirus infection and developed transient acute adrenal insufficiency, which required supplementation with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids for 8 weeks. Adenovirus has got adrenotropic potential and can cause adrenal insuffici...

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Published in:BMJ Case Reports 2014, Vol.2014
Main Authors: Rai, Birendra, Ali, Muhammad, Kumar, Varun, Krebit, Ibraheem
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:We present an instance of a 6-year-old boy who was admitted with adenovirus infection and developed transient acute adrenal insufficiency, which required supplementation with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids for 8 weeks. Adenovirus has got adrenotropic potential and can cause adrenal insufficiency. We could not find any similar reported case in medical literature. We hope our case would add to the existing knowledge of adenoviral complications in paediatric patients.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-204486