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Adrenal atrophy differential diagnosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are some conditions that cause salt wasting, nausea, vomiting, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and finally adrenal hormone imbalance which should be differentiated from adrenal atrophy.
Adrenal atrophy differential diagnosis
Adrenal atrophy differential diagnosis
Adrenal atrophy must be differentiated from other diseases that cause salt wasting and nausea or vomiting and yield to the adrenal hormone imbalance. Among the main diseases are:
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Hemorrhage
- C-17 Hydroxylase Deficiency
- Eosinophilia
- Histoplasmosis
- Hyperkalemia
- Sarcoidosis
- Tuberculosis (TB)
In addition, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia may result from chronic renal insufficiency due to inadequate production of renin and consequent aldosterone deficiency.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Sousa AG, Cabral JV, El-Feghaly WB, de Sousa LS, Nunes AB (March 2016). “Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism and diabetes mellitus: Pathophysiology assumptions, clinical aspects and implications for management”. World J Diabetes. 7 (5): 101–11. doi:10.4239/wjd.v7.i5.101. PMC 4781902. PMID 26981183.
- ↑ Husebye E, Løvås K (April 2009). “Pathogenesis of primary adrenal insufficiency”. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 23 (2): 147–57. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2008.09.004. PMID 19500759.
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