AIM In suspected adrenal insufficiency, the ideal test for assessing the hypothalamo–
pituitary–adrenal axis is controversial. Therefore, three tests were compared in patients …

Adrenal insufficiency is characterised by inadequate glucocorticoid production owing to
destruction of the adrenal cortex or lack of adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation. In …

Adrenal insufficiency may result from a wide variety of congenital or acquired disorders of
hypothalamus, pituitary, or adrenal cortex. Destruction or dysfunction of the adrenal cortex is …

Context The normal cortisol response 30 or 60 minutes after cosyntropin (ACTH [1–24]) is
considered to be≥ 18 μg/dL (500 nmol/L). This threshold is based on older serum cortisol …

Adrenal insufficiency is the clinical manifestation of deficient production or action of
glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency also in mineralocorticoids and adrenal androgens …

Adrenal insufficiency (AI), first described by Thomas Addison in 1855, is characterised by
inadequate hormonal production by the adrenal gland, which could either be primary, due to …

Clinicians must be aware of the growing list of causes and predisposing factors that may
lead to the life-threatening disorder of acute adrenal insufficiency. This review provides a …

Adrenal insufficiency is an insidious diagnosis that can be initially misdiagnosed as other life-
threatening endocrine conditions, as well as sepsis, metabolic disorders, or cardiovascular …

Primary adrenocortical insufficiency, or Addison's disease (AD), results from an adrenal
cortex hypofunction/dysfunction with a deficient production of glucocorticoids …

Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a life-threatening disorder of adrenal cortex which is
characterized by deficient biosynthesis of glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency in …