PAI-BEL: A Belgian multi-centre 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 (... Mehr ...