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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

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