Adrenal Crisis Causes
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Causes of Adrenal Crisis
Adrenal crisis may be caused by:
- Rapid withdrawal from steroid therapy
- Blood Poisoning (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
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