Acute adrenal insufficiency
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
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