Addison's affects between one and three people per 100,000 in the U.S., according to National Adrenal Diseases Foundation executive director Melanie Wong, who was diagnosed with the disease at age 29.

Patients with Addison’s disease are at increased risk for infection, and infectious diseases are likely to provoke adrenal crisis in this population, according to two new studies. Stefanie ...

What causes Addison’s disease? Addison’s disease may be caused by a disorder of the adrenal glands (primary adrenal insufficiency). The disease may also be caused if the pituitary gland stops ...

Familial Addison's disease has been reported with congenital hypoplasia of the adrenal glands, 9–11 congenital absence of the pituitary gland, 14 spastic paraplegia and cerebral gliosis (Addison ...

Addison's disease is caused by low levels of the hormone cortisol, produced by the adrenal glands. Without treatment, the condition can be fatal. Patients with Addison's disease can suffer a range ...

When a patient experiences an adrenal crisis associated with Addison disease (primary adrenal failure), hydrocortisone and fluid resuscitation must be given immediately in order to prevent ...

Addison’s disease is an autoimmune condition — affecting about one in 100,000 people — in which the body attacks its organs, specifically the adrenal glands.

AuthorsLouisRavreby, M.D., and Wilbur H.Sawyer, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published July 22, 1948 N Engl J Med 1948;239: 110 - 113 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM194807222390402 VOL. 239NO. 4 Notes ...

The causes of the disease aren't known, and large genetic studies have been difficult to conduct because Addison's is so rare. For example, only about 1 in 100,000 people in Sweden develop it each ...

It can eventually cause acute adrenal failure, shock, delirium and loss of consciousness. Roughly 1-in-100,000 people in United States have Addison’s disease, according to the National ...