adrenal insufficiency

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Adrenal insufficiency
In medicine, adrenal insufficiency (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol in response to stress. See also: Adrenal Fatigue or Hypoadrenia.Causes can include:Acute adrenal insufficiencyAddison's disease (autoimmune adrenalitis)Septic shockWaterhouse-Friderichsen syndromeAddisonian crisis in case of:Discontinuing corticosteroid therapy without tapering the dosageSurgery, illness or any other form of stress in patients with long-term corticosteroid therapyChronic adrenal insufficiencyAddison's diseaseCongenital Adrenal Hyperplasiaantiphospholipid syndromehaemochromatosis
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Adrenal insufficiency
Adrenal insufficiency Adrenal gland insufficiency, adrenocortical insufficency, Addison's disease Endocrinology A condition characterized by a [more]Adrenal insufficiency - Community and Resources


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