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Case report

A Single Episode of Hypoglycemia as a Possible Early Warning Sign of Adrenal Insufficiency

Sho Tanaka1 Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0091-7284
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Masanori Abe1 Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9156-5415
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Genta Kohno3 Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Masaru Kushimoto2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Jin Ikeda2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsuhiko Ogawa2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;4 Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yutaka Suzuki2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;4 Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hisamitsu Ishihara3 Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-6660
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Midori Fujishiro2 Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;3 Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 147-153 | Published online: 27 Feb 2020

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