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REPORT OF A CASE

JOHN H. ARNETT, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1927;39(5):698-704.

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The combination of diabetes and Addison's disease appears from the literature to be of extremely rare occurrence. Heller¹ found this association only once in 800 cases of Addison's disease reviewed by him. Although there are five cases in the entire literature in which the authors state that the patients have had diabetes in conjunction with Addison's disease, the diagnosis in every one of these cases may be questioned. The only evidences of diabetes in the patient referred to by Heller were somnolency and a strongly positive reaction for acetone in the urine. Nothnagel,² who originally reported this case, referred to it merely as one of Addison's disease with severe cerebral manifestations. Of the four remaining cases, certainly that of Rabé³ and possibly that of West⁴ were instances of tuberculosis of the suprarenal glands with hemochromatosis and glycosuria. In the former case this diagnosis was proved by pathologic studies. In West's . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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PHILADELPHIA

From the Medical Division of the University Hospital.

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