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What Causes Increased Susceptibility To Adrenal Crisis?

my sis ter has mem2b and recently any virus or bacteria infection seems to bring on an adrenal crisis, yet she had no adrenal glands for more than 10 years and did not have this problem. What has changed to increase susceptability to adrenal crisis.
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many causes may cause adrenal crisis, it includes:
1-missing dose of steroid pills
2-infections
3-stress
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What Causes Increased Susceptibility To Adrenal Crisis?

many causes may cause adrenal crisis, it includes: 1-missing dose of steroid pills 2-infections 3-stress