Adrenal gland; Adrenal insufficiency; Adrenal infection; AdrenalitisSummary Adrenal infections are an important but under-recognized clinical entity. The adrenal gland can be infected by a myriad of pathogens including fungi, viruses, parasites, and bacteria. Infection can ...
Secondary adrenal insufficiency is more common than Addison’s disease. The condition happens because of a problem with your pituitary gland, a pea-sized bulge at the base of yourbrain. It makes a hormone called adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). This is the chemical that signals your adrenal glands t...
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Adrenal insufficiency is an important source of potentially life-threatening human disease. Defects at each level of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis can yield impaired adrenal function that results in variable degrees of glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid deficiency. In this chapter, we describe ...
If you are keeping track of your first morning temperatures, low and unstable morning temperatures may be suggestive of adrenal insufficiency. In contrast, pure hypothyroidism usually results in temperatures that are low, but rather stable, on a daily basis. ...
"In adrenal insufficiency, there is an intrinsic problem in the adrenal gland's inability to produce cortisol," Vouyiouklis Kellis explains. "That can either be a primary problem in the adrenal gland or an issue with the pituitary gland not being able to stimulate the adrenal to make cortiso...
Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) is common in critically ill patients with cirrhosis, but it has been also documented in non-critically ill patients. Its pathophysiology is complex and not well understood yet. In this review, we aimed to present potential mechanisms and causal pathways implicated...
Importantly, the relative adrenal insufficiency is only found during a stimulation test and does not bring about the typical risks of the classical and frank primary adrenal insufficiency that can be diagnosed by elevated basal serum ACTH levels and reduced basal serum cortisol levels [33]. We did...
Adrenal insufficiency.Adrenal insufficiency is a condition in which your adrenal glands don’t make enough cortisol. Primary adrenal insufficiency, also called Addison’s disease, occurs when something like an autoimmune disorder, cancer, or infection damages the adrenal gland. ...
adrenal cortex- the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones adrenal medulla- the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine Adj.1. adrenal- of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions 2. ...