A 12 year old boy with recurrent episodes of pneumonia: Triple A syndrome

Abstract

Triple A syndrome (Allgrove syndrome) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disease with a typical triad including adrenocorticotrophic-hormone- resistant glucocorticoid insufficiency, reduced or absent tearing (alacrima) and achalasia and a wide range of symptoms can be detected due to multi organ involvement. This report describes the case of a Triple A syndrome, al2 year-old boy with a history of recurrent episodes of pneumonia and growth retardation due to failure to timely diagnosis of his problem. © 2012 RIGLD, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases.