CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY.
Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
- Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
- Anorexia, weight loss
- Dizziness, orthostatic hypotension
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, mild normocytic anemia, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia
Primary adrenal insufficiency and associated disorders:
- Hyperpigmentation
- Hyperkalemia
- Vitiligo
- Autoimmune thyroid disease
- Central nervous system symptoms in adrenomyeloneuropathy
Secondary adrenal insufficiency and associated disorders:
- Pale skin without marked anemia
- Amenorrhea, decreased libido and potency
- Scanty axillary and pubic hair
- Small testicles
- Secondary hypothyroidism
- Prepubertal growth deficit, delayed puberty
- Headache, visual symptoms
- Diabetes insipidus
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