Survey in Patients With Chronic Adrenal Insufficiency in Germany

The purpose of this survey is to assess patients with chronic primary or secondary adrenal failure regarding subjective health status, incidence and causes of adrenal crisis, hormone replacement regimens and concomitant endocrine or non endocrine disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age > 18 years
• chronic adrenal failure with disease duration > 12 months and hormone replacement therapy for cortisol deficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

• adrenal insufficiency due to adrenocortical carcinoma
• AI due to long-term pharmacological glucocorticoid treatment
• glucocortiocid doses above 7.5 mg prednisolone equivalent for other reasons than AI