News-Gazette (April 26) – Addison’s disease, also known as hypoadrenocorticism, is often called the “great pretender,” because its symptoms can mimic many other, far more common problems. “Hypoadrenocorticism means a lower amount of hormones are being produced by the outer portion of the adrenal glands,” said Dr. Canaan Shores, a small-animal urgent-care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic.
Addison’s Disease Difficult to Diagnose
