Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease) is defined by failure of adrenal glands to provide sufficient quantities of glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, and androgen hormones. It is most commonly caused by bilateral adrenal destruction from autoimmune disease. Secondary adrenal insufficiency is defined as an ACTH deficiency due to either a failure of ACTH or CRH production from hypothalamic-pituitary […]