Adrenal Cortex (Primate)

Description

Adrenal antibodies are associated with the idiopathic form of Addison's Disease, and are more common in males than females. Early detection of auto-antibodies in patient with sub-clinical Adrenal deficiency who developed an adrenal crisis during infection or appendicitis, can be life saving. Cases have been noted where young patients with unsuspected Addison's disease have died before a diagnosis had been reached. Many patients with adrenal antibodies also have an overlap of additional diseases such as thyroid disease, insulin-dependent diabetes, and secondary amenorrhea. Screening for adrenal antibodies in these circumstances could be very beneficial as very low incidence of adrenal antibody are found in normal.