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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.
• Enlarged nonhomogeneous glands of normal contour - in Histoplasmosis.
• Atrophic adrenal glands - in idiopathic autoimmune Addison's disease.