Addison's disease risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of Addison's disease include other autoimmune diseases chronic thyroiditis, dermatitis herpetiformis, grave's disease hypoparathyroidism, hypopituitarism, myasthenia gravis, pernicious anemia, testicular dysfunction, type I diabetes, vitiligo.

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of Addison's disease include other autoimmune diseases:

• Chronic thyroiditis
• Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Graves' disease
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Hypopituitarism
• Myasthenia gravis
• Pernicious anemia
• Testicular dysfunction
• Type I diabetes
• Vitiligo