Adrenal Atrophy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Adrenal Atrophy
Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body. Causes of atrophy include poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supply to the target organ, disuse or lack of exercise or disease intrinsic to the tissue itself. Hormonal and nerve inputs that maintain an organ or body part are referred to as trophic. The adrenal glands atrophy during prolonged use of exogenous glucocorticoids like prednisone. …read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Atrophy is the most common cause of primary adrenal insuffuciency.1
- Atrophy of the adrenal glads can also be due to an autoimmune disorder.1
- Secondary adrenal insufficiency can be caused by hypopituitarism or it may result from suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.1
- Symptoms of adrenal gland insufficiency include weakness, fatigue, anorexia and vomiting.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 eMedicine: Adrenal Adenoma: Follow-up | Adrenal Insufficiency
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Adrenal Gland Insufficiency
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Adrenal Gland Atrophy, Adrenal Glands Atrophy, ADRENAL ATROPHIES
- Last update: Oct. 8, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
