Adrenal insufficiency

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 18 Aug 2009Publisher:Sri Lanka Journals Online (JOL)Journal:Ceylon Medical Journal, volume 52, page 100 (issn: 0009-0875, eissn: 2386-1274,

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Authors: Bandula, Wijesiriwardene; Deepthi C, De Silva;

doi: 10.4038/cmj.v52i3.970

pmid: 18020029

Adrenal insufficiency

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Abstract

Adrenal insufficiency can be due to disease of the adrenal gland itself (primary adrenal deficiency) or of the hypothalamic or pituitary regulation of the adrenal gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency). This article discusses its causes, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.

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University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka

Keywords

Mineralocorticoids, Adrenal Glands, Adrenal Gland Diseases, Humans, Glucocorticoids, Adrenal Insufficiency

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