Endocrine Abstracts

Delay in diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency is common. About 47% of patients have symptoms for over 1 year and 20% for over 5 years before diagnosis. Autoimmunity is the most common aetiology for Primary Adrenal Insufficiency (PAI) in developed countries. But up to 10–20% of PAI could be due to TB.We present an interesting case of 42 year old Afro Caribbean male with isolated adrenal TB. He had 2 year history of nonspecific illness including reduced...