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Table 2 Frequency of diagnoses in 824 patients admitted with an AC, NSW, 2000/1-2010/11

From: A descriptive study of adrenal crises in adults with adrenal insufficiency: increased risk with age and in those with bacterial infections

Diagnoses

n

%

Any infection

317

38.5

Bacterial infection

131

15.9

Viral infection

61

7.4

Gastroenteritis*

125

15.2

Pneumonia/LRTI

85

10.3

UTI

82

10.0

Adrenal Causes of Hypoadrenalism

  

 PAI

58

7.0

 Congenital causes

20

2.4

 Post procedural

4

0.5

 Other and unspecified causes

9

1.1

 Adrenal malignancy

5

0.6

 Drug induced causes

4

0.5

Hypopituitarism

48

5.8

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

53

6.4

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

125

15.2

Fracture

22

2.7

Surgical procedure

45

5.5

In-hospital mortality

26

3.2

  1. *Includes infective and non-infective.