Adrenal gland failure

Introduction: Adrenal gland failure

Description of Adrenal gland failure

Adrenal gland failure (medical condition): Adrenal insufficiency is a failure by the adrenal gland to output enough hormones. Severe or chronic cases, see Addison's disease, which is a common cause of adrenal failure. Adrenal gland failure may cause an Addisonian crisis. ...more

Adrenal gland failure: See also Adrenal insufficiency:
  »Introduction: Adrenal insufficiency
  »Symptoms of Adrenal insufficiency
  »Treatments for Adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal gland failure as a Disease

Adrenal gland failure: Another name for Adrenal insufficiency (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Adrenal insufficiency
  »Symptoms of Adrenal insufficiency
  »Treatments for Adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal gland failure: Adrenal gland failure is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Adrenal disorders

Causes of Adrenal gland failure

Some of the causes of Adrenal gland failure are included in the list below:

• Isolated corticotropin deficiency
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Adrenoleucodystrophy
• Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1
• Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia

See full list of 28 causes of Adrenal gland failure (Adrenal insufficiency)

Symptoms of Adrenal gland failure (Adrenal insufficiency)

Some of the symptoms of Adrenal gland failure incude:

• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Anorexia
• Nausea
• Vomiting

See full list of 11 symptoms of Adrenal gland failure (Adrenal insufficiency)

Treatments for Adrenal gland failure (Adrenal insufficiency)

Treatments for Adrenal gland failure (Adrenal insufficiency) include:

• Vitamin B5 - possibly used for related vitamin B5 deficiency
• Sodium - possibly used for treatment of related sodium deficiency

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Treatment of Adrenal gland failure: For more treatment information about Adrenal gland failure, see treatment of Adrenal insufficiency (Adrenal gland failure)

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