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==CT Scan== | ==CT Scan== | ||
[[CT]] findings in Addison's disease may include: | [[CT]] findings in Addison's disease may include: | ||
* Small adrenal remnants bilaterally. | * Small adrenal remnants bilaterally suggestive of autoimmune adrenalitis, idiopathic atrophy, or long-term tuberculosis infection. | ||
* 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]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There are no specific CT findings associated with Addisons's disease except for small adrenal remnants bilaterally and calcifications
CT Scan
CT findings in Addison's disease may include:
- Small adrenal remnants bilaterally suggestive of autoimmune adrenalitis, idiopathic atrophy, or long-term tuberculosis infection.
- 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.