Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
• Pituitary Dysfunction
• Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
• Autoimmune: Isolated Adrenalitis, Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome
• Infectious: TB, Disseminated Fungal, HIV/AIDS
• Hemorrhagic: Coagulopathy, Thrombophilia (adrenal vein thrombosis), DIC, Waterhause Friedrichsen (Meningococcemia, Staph Aureus, Strep, Rickettsia), Trauma
• Infiltrative: Malignancy, Granulomatous Disease, Amyloidsis, Hemochromatosis
• Other: Surgery, Radiation, Medication
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