Addison’s Disease

Therapy The therapy of primary adrenal insufficiency consists of the replacement of the missing substances. Glucocorticoid deficiency must be substituted by oral administration of 20 – 30 mg of cortisone per day. The natural fluctuation of the cortisone level is observed: 20 mg in the morning, 10 mg in the evening. This is supplemented by … Therapy | Symptoms of Addison’s disease

The typical symptoms of Addison’s disease are caused by a lack of vital messenger substances such as mineral corticoids and glucocorticoids. Only when over 90% of the adrenal cortex has been destroyed do the symptoms of Addison’s disease manifest themselves in their full extent. These include, among others: In the course of a so-called Addison’s … Symptoms of Addison’s disease