Adrenal crisis

R. Louise Rushworth; David J. Torpy; Henrik Falhammar

doi:10.1056/NEJMra1807486

Adrenal crisis

R. Louise Rushworth, David J. Torpy, Henrik Falhammar

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Abstract

Glucocorticoid replacement therapy prolongs the survival of patients with adrenal insufficiency, but life-threatening adrenal crises still develop in many such patients. This review examines the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment of adrenal crises.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	852-861
Number of pages	10
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	381
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1807486
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2019

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Louise Rushworth, R., Torpy, D. J., & Falhammar, H. (2019). Adrenal crisis. New England Journal of Medicine, 381(9), 852-861. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1807486

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