Adrenal Crisis Causes & Risks

Causes

Adrenal crisis may be caused by:

Rapid withdrawal from steroid therapy
Sepsis (bloodstream infection)
Surgical stress
Adrenal apoplexy (ie, bleeding into the adrenal glands)
Pituitary necrosis (damage to pituitary tissue)
Thyroid hormone replacement in someone with adrenal insufficiency

Risk Factors

A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition. The following factors increase your chances of developing adrenal crisis. If you have any of these risk factors, tell your doctor:

Septic shock
Adrenal insufficiency
Use of steroid medications

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