loading...| Preferred Name |
Acute adrenal insufficiency |
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| Synonyms |
Adrenocortical crisis |
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| Definitions |
A primary adrenal insufficiency caused by a sudden defective production of adrenal steroids (cortisol and aldosterone). It represents an emergency, thus the rapid recognition and prompt therapy are critical for survival even before the diagnosis is made. |
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| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_95409 |
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| alternative_term |
Adrenocortical crisis Adrenal crisis Acute adrenocortical insufficiency Addisonian crisis Acute adrenal failure |
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| definition |
A primary adrenal insufficiency caused by a sudden defective production of adrenal steroids (cortisol and aldosterone). It represents an emergency, thus the rapid recognition and prompt therapy are critical for survival even before the diagnosis is made. |
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| definition_citation |
Orphanet |
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| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=en&Expert=95409 |
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| has_age_of_onset |
All ages |
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| has_inheritance |
Not applicable X-linked dominant Autosomal recessive |
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| hasDbXref |
ICD-11:5A74.1 ICD-10:E27.2 UMLS:C0151467 |
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| label |
Acute adrenal insufficiency |
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| notation |
ORPHA:95409 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_95409 |
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| prefLabel |
Acute adrenal insufficiency |
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| present_in |
Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown |
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