Acute adrenal insufficiency

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Alternative names
Adrenal crisis; Addisonian crisis; Acute adrenal crisis

Definition
Acute adrenal crisis is a life-threatening state caused by insufficient levels of cortisol, which is a hormone produced and released by the adrenal gland.

see Acute adrenal insufficiency

Last revised: December 2, 2007
by Arthur A. Podosyan, M.D.

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