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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]

Adrenal Insufficiency

Disease Clinical history/findings Causes Investigations/

Laboratory findings

Medical management Surgical management
Hypotension Skin

pigmentation/

findings

Hypoglycemia Anorexia Other

findings

Gold Standard
Differentiating Primary from Secondary adrenal insufficiency
Primary adrenal

insufficiency

  • Autoimmune/idiopathic
  • Infections- Tuberculosis, histoplasmosis
Secondary adrenal

insufficiency

  • Hypopituitarism- Tumors, infections. hemorrhage/trauma
  • Drugs- Chronic steroid therapy and its withdrawal, Opiates
  • Genetic- Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD)
Differentiating Adrenal Insufficiency from other diseases