These skin changes are not encountered in secondary and tertiary hypoadrenalism.
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As a result, this form of primary hypoadrenalism is the only form of CAH that can cause ambiguous genitalia in both genetic sexes.
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Other tests may be performed to distinguish between various causes of hypoadrenalism, including renin and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels, as well as medical imaging-usually in the form of ultrasound, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
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HES is a diagnosis of exclusion, after clonal eosinophilia ( such as leukemia ) and reactive eosinophilia ( in response to infection, autoimmune disease, atopy, hypoadrenalism, tropical eosinophilia, or cancer ) have been ruled out.