Aggravation of Acute Adrenal Crisis Due to Varenicline in a Patient with Adrenal Insufficiency

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TURAN E., TURAN Y., Savut B., KULAKSIZOĞLU M., KARAKURT F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol.20, no.3, pp.105-107, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjem.3088
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.105-107
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present a male patient with the diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency. He had acute adrenal crisis while receiving varenicline treatment for smoking cessation. The patient was examined carefully for the potential cause of adrenal crisis. His medical history was unremarkable except for varenicline use that started one week ago. We report here the first case of a patient who developed acute adrenal crisis under varenicline treatment.