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Query: UMLS:C0004093 (asthenia)
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The paper describes the case of a 38 year's old alcoholic patient. The investigation of his severe asthenia led to the discovery of an isolated ACTH deficiency: plasma cortisol was less than 1 microgram 100 ml reactivable by tetracosa-peptide beta 1-24. Plasma ACTH was low and remained so after LVD and metyrapone. Persistent leuconeutropenia without myelogram and agar cultures abnormalities was noted. Etiocholanolone test was negative and epinephrine induced a significant rise in blood leucocytes. The authors review the mechanisms of corticoid action on leucopoiesis. After 10 months corticoid treatment, leuconeutropenia improved but was still present suggesting an other underlying mechanism than cortisol insufficiency per se.
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PMID:[Isolated ACTH deficiency associated with leukoneutropenia (author's transl)]. 628 92