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Acute adrenal crisis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Adrenal crisis; Addisonian crisis; Acute adrenal insufficiency

Symptoms:

Abdominal pain
Confusion or coma
Darkening of the skin
Dehydration
Dizziness or light-headedness
Fatigue
Flank pain
Headache
High fever
Joint pain
Loss of appetite
Loss of consciousness
Low blood pressure
Nausea
Profound weakness
Rapid heart rate
Rapid respiratory rate (see tachypnea)
Shaking chills
Skin rash or lesions
Slow, sluggish movement
Unintentional weight loss
Unusual and excessive sweating on face or palms
Vomiting

Signs and tests:

Endocrine glands

Adrenal gland hormone secretion

Reviewed last on: 11/23/2009
Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Stewart PM. The adrenal cortex. In: Kronenberg H, Melmed S, Polonsky K, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 14.

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