What are the causes of Addison's disease (primary hypoadrenalism)?

Causes of Addison's disease (primary hypoadrenalism)

• Autoimmune adrenalitis
• TB
• HIV/AIDS
• Bilateral adrenalectomy
• Adrenal haemorrhage or infarction following meningococcal septicemia (Waterhouse-Friedrichson syndrome)
• Infiltration disorders:
• Carcinomatous infiltration of adrenal glands (bronchial carcinoma)
• Haemochromatosis
• Amyloidosis
• Granulomatous disorders
• Lymphoma
• Metyrapone therapy
• Schilder's disease (adrenal leukodystrophy)
• Wolman's disease (hepatosplenomegaly and steatorrhoea)

Source:

• Davidsons Principles and Practice of Medicine 23th edition: 671
• Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine 9^th edition: 1226