Endocrine Abstracts

During the past decades, incidence of adrenal tuberculosis has been greatly decreased due to the introduction of antituberculosis drugs. It is reported that primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) results from adrenal tuberculosis accounting for only 15%–20% patients in developed countries. Adrenal tuberculosis is the major cause of chronic PAI especially in developing countries. A 53 year old man presented with a 3 month history of generalized weakness, anorexia, weight loss...