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Abstract

<jats:p>A case of Addison's disease was diagnosed and treated has been described in this paper. In this case, the dog had poor mental state, vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration. Laboratory examination showed that the dog had hyponatremia, hypochloremia and hyperkalemia, and that the serum sodium potassium ratio was as low as 15:1. Combined with the adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test, Addison's disease was diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, hepatitis, systemic infection and so on. Through symptomatic and etiological treatment, the dog basically returned to normal, but due to the degradation of primary adrenal functions, the dog needs to take glucocorticoid drugs for a long time.</jats:p>