PAI-BEL: a Belgian multicentre survey of primary adrenal insufficiency

Objective Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a rare disease with an increasing prevalence, which may be complicated by life-threatening adrenal crisis (AC). Good quality epidemiological data remain scarce. We performed a Belgian survey to describe the aetiology, clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, comorbidities and frequency of AC in PAI. Methods A nationwide multicentre study involving 10 major university hospitals in Belgium collected data from adult patients with known PAI. Results Two hundred patients were included in this survey. The median age at diagnosis was 38 years (IQR... Mehr ...