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'''Adrenal insufficiency''' (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the [[adrenal gland]] to produce adequate amounts of [[cortisol]] in response to [[stress (medicine)|stress]]. See also: Adrenal Fatigue or [[Hypoadrenia]].
'''Adrenal insufficiency''' (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the [[adrenal gland]] to produce adequate amounts of [[cortisol]] in response to [[stress (medicine)|stress]]. See also: Adrenal Fatigue or [[Hypoadrenia]].


Causes can include:
==Causes==
* '''Acute adrenal insufficiency'''
* '''Acute adrenal insufficiency'''
** [[Addison's disease]] ([[autoimmune]] adrenalitis)
** [[Addison's disease]] ([[autoimmune]] adrenalitis)

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Secondary adrenal insufficiency
ICD-10 E27.1-E27.4
ICD-9 255.4
eMedicine emerg/16 
MeSH D000309

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Adrenal insufficiency (or "hypocortisolism") is the inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol in response to stress. See also: Adrenal Fatigue or Hypoadrenia.

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