Drugs causing Addison’s disease are all the following except
Correct Answer: Photosensitivity
Description: Addisons disease- lack of steroids glucocoicoids helps to treat addisons disease- horome replacement therapy - hydrocoisone, prenisolone etc The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and non-exposed pas of the body. Addisons disease occurswhen the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone coisol and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone. (REF.Essential of medical pharmacology K D TRIPATHI 6 Edition, Page No 763)
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