Significant dysphagia and abdominal distension were caused by central adrenal insufficiency in an elderly man

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¹ Division of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Wakabayashi Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

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Atsuhiro Kanno et al. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;23(6):450-451.

doi: 10.1111/ggi.14587. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

¹ Division of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Wakabayashi Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

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A case series study of hypopituitarism in older patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms.
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