What Is Addisonian Crisis?
4. Addisonian Crisis
An Addisonian crisis, which is also known as acute adrenal failure, is potentially a very serious medical condition. The symptoms are likely to come on suddenly and they can cause the patient to go into shock. It is caused when the adrenal gland is no longer producing the amount of cortisol that the body needs.
An Addisonian crisis most often happens when Addison’s disease has been left untreated, meaning levels of cortisol in the body have been allowed to drop to dangerous levels. If a patient with Addison’s disease starts to show certain symptoms then they should be found medical assistance without hesitation.
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