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Crisis suprarrenal aguda; Crisis suprarrenal; Crisis addisoniana
Es una afección potencialmente mortal que ocurre cuando hay insuficiencia de cortisol, una hormona producida por las glándulas suprarrenales.
Las dos glándulas suprarrenales se localizan en la parte superior de los riñones y constan de una parte externa, denominada corteza, y una parte interna, denominada médula. La corteza produce tres tipos de hormonas, todas llamadas corticosteroides.
El cortisol es un glucocorticoide, un corticosteroide que:
Una pequeña glándula, ubicada justo bajo el cerebro denominada hipófisis, regula la producción de cortisol, el cual es esencial para la vida.
La insuficiencia suprarrenal aguda ocurre cuando:
Los factores de riesgo para la insuficiencia suprarrenal aguda abarcan:
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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