Adrenal Insufficiency Specialists in Hyderabad, Telangana

Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency

Primary adrenal insufficiency is most commonly caused by autoimmune destruction of the adrenal glands, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks adrenal tissue, though infections such as tuberculosis can also damage the glands directly. Secondary adrenal insufficiency most often results from long-term use of corticosteroid medications that suppress the body's own hormone production, or from conditions affecting the pituitary gland that reduce its stimulation of the adrenal glands. Abrupt discontinuation of long-term corticosteroid medication is a particularly important preventable cause of adrenal insufficiency and crisis.