"Adrenal Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Conditions in which the production of adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS falls below the requirement of the body. Adrenal insufficiency can be caused by defects in the ADRENAL GLANDS, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the HYPOTHALAMUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Insufficiency- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenal Insufficiencies
- Hypoadrenalism
- Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
- Hypofunction, Adrenal Gland
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenal Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Performance of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Baseline Cortisol in Assessing Adrenal Insufficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Aug 07; 110(9):e3117-e3124.
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Primary adrenal insufficiency in patients with CPOX gene mutations. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 30; 192(5):K31-K37.
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Impact of hydrocortisone vs prednisone therapy on postsurgical recovery in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 30; 192(5):621-630.
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A case series of adrenal insufficiency (likely due to hypophysitis) in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 06; 80:227.e1-227.e5.
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Extended Follow-Up of Chronic Immune-Related Adverse Events Following Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Therapy for High-Risk Resected Melanoma. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 08 01; 6(8):e2327145.
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Primary adrenal insufficiency masking as an adrenal B-cell lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Sep 27; 15(9).
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Prevalence of Adrenal Insufficiency and Glucocorticoid Use in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 12 01; 41(4):e451-e457.
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Comparison of hypothyroidism, growth hormone deficiency, and adrenal insufficiency following proton and photon radiotherapy in children with medulloblastoma. J Neurooncol. 2021 Oct; 155(1):93-100.
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor related hypophysitis: diagnostic criteria and recovery patterns. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2021 06 02; 28(7):419-431.
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A call for standardization: Practice patterns and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency in surgical intensive care units. Injury. 2021 Sep; 52(9):2522-2525.