195A Addison's disease (low)
All zones of the adrenal gland are shrunken. The medulla is unaffected. The cortical cells have abundant cytoplsmic lipofuschin pigment. The inflammatory infiltrate (lymphocytes and plasma cells) is not prominent in this case, but is present focally.
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