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This document summarizes adrenal insufficiency (also known as Addison's disease). It describes the causes, signs and symptoms, differences between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency, diagnostic tests, management of adrenal crisis including treatment with steroids, and associated polyglandular autoimmune syndromes.
This document summarizes adrenal insufficiency (also known as Addison's disease). It describes the causes, signs and symptoms, differences between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency, diagnostic tests, management of adrenal crisis including treatment with steroids, and associated polyglandular autoimmune syndromes.
This document summarizes adrenal insufficiency (also known as Addison's disease). It describes the causes, signs and symptoms, differences between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency, diagnostic tests, management of adrenal crisis including treatment with steroids, and associated polyglandular autoimmune syndromes.
Internal Medicine Resident. Rosalind Franklin University Centegra Hospital Introduction • Sub-optimal functioning of adrenal cortex (GFR). • Primary vs secondary/tertiary • Addison’s disease-Thomas Addison – Initially thought as caused by TB. Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency • Primary (Adrenal • Central (pituitary and involved) hypothalamus involved) – Autoimmune adrenalitis -Exogenous corticosteroid – Infection administration. TB, Mycosis, Bacterial, HIV -Hypothalamic and Pituitary associated disease like adenoma, – Metastatic cancer craniopharyngioma, hypothalamic tumors, – Medications (Etomidate, sarcoidosis. Ketoconazole, Metyrapone) -Cranial irradiation. – Adrenal Hemorrhage -Drugs with CS activity (Megestrol acetate) Signs and symptoms • Fatigue(84-95%) • Weight loss (66-76%) • Nausea, vomiting, Abdominal pain(49-62%) • Muscle and Joint pain(35-40%) • Decreased libido (Women>Men) • Psychiatric issues : Depression (20-40%), Mania, Organic brain syndrome(5-20%), Psychosis, Anxiety, Hallucinations. DIFFERENCE!! • Primary • Secondary – Hyperpigmentation, – Normal pigmentation, Dehydration, Normal volume, mild Hypotension, Low basal changes in blood serum cortisol level (<5.0 pressure, Low cortisol mcg/dl ) with a levels with low or suboptimal response inappropriately normal (<18.5 mcg/dl) to ACTH level. cosyntropin, high ACTH – Normal Aldosterone and levels Plasma renin activity, – High Plasma Renin and with normal potassium K+ levels. Other Labs • Low serum DHEA and DHEA-S • Hyponatremia, Azotemia, anemia, hypoglycemia, leukopenia with eosinophilia. • Hypoglycemia (central>primary) • Other Autoimmune deficiencies like thyroiditis, Type I Diabetes, Vitiligo. Diagnosis • Serum Cortisol level – Morning serum – Morning salivary – Afternoon serum – Urinary cortisol level • ACTH stimulation test – Standard high dose test – Low dose test Addison’s Crisis • Acute adrenal insufficiency • Causes – Major stress, illness – Under dosed – failure to take increased dose in illness – Bilateral infarction/hemorrhage – Abruptly stopping steroids in long term users – Pituitary infarction/apoplexy S/S of crisis • Presents as Hypotension or shock • GI : Abdominal tenderness (PAS), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. • Electrolyte abnormalities. • Fever, may be exaggerated. • Neuropsychiatric symptoms. Management: STEROIDS, STEROIDS, STEROIDS • Acute phase: – IVF : 1-3L NS, use 5%D if hypoglycemic. – If no known dx of AD, consider using dexamethasone (does not affect serum cortisol levels), hydrocortisone equally efficacious. – Known cases of AD, hydrocortisone preferred. – Start with IV bolus of either 4mg decadron or 100mg solu-cortef, after initial bolus continue 50mg IV bolus of hydrocortisone till symptoms improve, vitally stable or able to tolerate orally. – Look and treat for cause (infection, hemorrhage, infarction) Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes: • Type I (APECED Syndrome) – Mucocutaneous candidiasis, AD, Hypoparathyroidism, 1 hypogonadism, Malabsorption • Type II (Schmidt’s syndrome) – Primary adrenal insufficiency, Autoimmune thyroid disease, Type I Diabetes