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Destruction Of Adrenal Glands
Low cortisol production can be from
Destruction of adrenal gland (Addison's disease or primary hypocortisolism)
1.Infection
like
-
tuberculosis,
*
autoimmunity.
Tumour
destruction
.
2.Hypofunction of pituitary (secondary hypocortisolism).
What are the clinical features of destruction of Adrenal glands?
Common
presentations
loss
of
weight
loss
of
appetite
tiredness
hyper-pigmentation
of
the
skin
dizziness
and
low
BP
nausea,
vomiting,
decreased
axillary
and
pubic
hair
and
reduced
libido
in
women.
could
be
associated
with
vitiligo
i.e.
patchy
whitening
of
the
skin.
Blood
test
may
show
low
sodium,
high
potassium
and
low
haemoglobin.
How do we confirm the destruction of adrenal glands?
Blood
investigations
include
,
Low
blood
sodium,
High
blood
potassium,
Low
morning
cortisol.
Finding low blood cortisol, which fails to increase after injection of synacthen is diagnostic of Addison I s disease. This test is called short synacthen test.
Protocol for Short synacthen test
1.Fasting
blood
sample
for
Cortisol
at
8am
2.Inj.Synacthen
250mg
1M
3.30
mins
later
and
60
mins
later
blood
for
Cortisol.
End
of
test
Imaging
CT
scan
-
small
Adrenal,
often
with
calcification.
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