Autoimmune adrenalitis

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Clinic

  • Autoimmune adrenalitis is the most common cause of Addison's disease (80- 90%)
  • Autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex caused by an immune reaction against the enzyme 21-hydroxylase
  • This may be isolated or in the context of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS-1 or APS-2)

Related disease

Causes

  • Particular infections (tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis)
  • Deposition of abnormal protein in amyloidosis.
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