PubMed · 14576618
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D Lardet, F Truchetet. [Addisonian hyperpigmentation].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14576618/
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Similar symptoms make the differential diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and Addison's disease difficult at times: vomiting, weight loss, hypotension, depressed mood, reduced drive, and increased irritability can occur in both disorders. Psychological factors are then frequently presumed to be causative, so that the diagnosis of Addison's disease is made only years after the onset of the disease. Against this background, our case report presents important differential features, particularly with regard to consultative psychiatry.
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Three boys, aged 5, 11 and 14 years, were admitted due to vomiting, fatigue and dehydration, and a 10-year-old boy was admitted due to circulatory and respiratory insufficiency. Two had Addison's disease, one had a late presentation of congenital adrenal hypoplasia due to a DAX-1 mutation and in one adrenal insufficiency was the first manifestation ofadrenoleukodystrophia. The boys recovered after treatment. It is important to recognise the symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, because treatment can be life-saving. After the initial diagnosis the underlying pathology should be sought.