Primary acute adrenocortical insufficiency is when the adrenal glands are damaged and can’t make enough of the cortisol or aldosterone.
Examples of primary acute adrenocortical insufficiency include:
- Adrenal crisis
What is Primary Acute Adrenocortical Insufficiency?
Contrast computed tomography scan showed enlarged hypodense left adrenal gland with normally enhancing right adrenal gland. Acute adrenal insufficiency due to primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Behera KK, Kapoor N, Seshadri MS, Rajaratnam S - Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism (2013). Not altered. CC.
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