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[[CT]] findings in Addison's disease may include: | [[CT]] findings in Addison's disease may include: | ||
* Small adrenal remnants bilaterally | * Small adrenal remnants bilaterally. | ||
* Dense calcification in one or both adrenal beds without evidence of normal glandular remnants - in [[TB]]<ref name="pmid7119194">{{cite journal |author=Doppman JL, Gill JR, Nienhuis AW, Earll JM, Long JA |title=CT findings in Addison's disease |journal=J Comput Assist Tomogr |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=757–61 |year=1982 |month=August |pmid=7119194 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | * Dense calcification in one or both adrenal beds without evidence of normal glandular remnants - in [[TB]].<ref name="pmid7119194">{{cite journal |author=Doppman JL, Gill JR, Nienhuis AW, Earll JM, Long JA |title=CT findings in Addison's disease |journal=J Comput Assist Tomogr |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=757–61 |year=1982 |month=August |pmid=7119194 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Enlarged nonhomogeneous glands of normal contour - in [[Histoplasmosis]] | * Enlarged nonhomogeneous glands of normal contour - in [[Histoplasmosis]]. | ||
* Atrophic adrenal glands - in [[idiopathic]] [[autoimmune]] Addison's disease. | * Atrophic adrenal glands - in [[idiopathic]] [[autoimmune]] Addison's disease. | ||
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CT findings in Addison's disease may include:
- Small adrenal remnants bilaterally.
- Dense calcification in one or both adrenal beds without evidence of normal glandular remnants - in TB.[1]
- Enlarged nonhomogeneous glands of normal contour - in Histoplasmosis.
- Atrophic adrenal glands - in idiopathic autoimmune Addison's disease.