Diagnosaurus
Chronic adrenal insufficiency
Etiology
Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease)
- Autoimmune
- Surgical removal or trauma
- Infection, e.g., tuberculosis, histoplasmosis
- Adrenal hemorrhage
- Metastatic cancer
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Hemochromatosis or amyloidosis
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Secondary adrenal insufficiency
- Pituitary failure (atrophy, necrosis, tumor)
- Exogenous steroids
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Last updated: January 12, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Chronic Adrenal Insufficiency." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114319/all/Chronic_adrenal_insufficiency.
Zeiger RFR. Chronic adrenal insufficiency. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114319/all/Chronic_adrenal_insufficiency. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Chronic adrenal insufficiency. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114319/all/Chronic_adrenal_insufficiency
Zeiger RFR. Chronic Adrenal Insufficiency [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114319/all/Chronic_adrenal_insufficiency.
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