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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Glucocorticoid Deficiency
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)–independent causes
• TB
• Autoimmune (idiopathic)
• Other rare causes
• Fungal infection
• Adrenal hemorrhage
• Metastases
• Sarcoidosis
• Amyloidosis
• Adrenoleukodystrophy
• Adrenomyeloneuropathy
• HIV infection
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Medications (e.g., ketoconazole)

• ACTH-dependent causes
• Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal suppression
• Exogenous: glucocorticoid, ACTH
• Endogenous: cure of Cushing’s syndrome
• Hypothalamic: pituitary lesions
• Neoplasm: primary pituitary tumor, metastatic tumor
• Craniopharyngioma
• Infection: TB, actinomycosis, nocardiosis
• Sarcoid
• Head trauma
• Isolated ACTH deficiency
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