Hi, adrenal insufficiency is the inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol in response to stress. causes can be related to autoimmune adrenalitis, septic shock, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome and some other forms of acute adrenal insufficiency. Chronic adrenal insufficiency is present in : Addison's disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, antiphospholipid syndrome and haemochromatosis. Symptoms develop slowly (over several months). And they are mainly noticed in some stressful situations.
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