ADRENAL DISEASES
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency, also called Addison’s disease, is a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, caused by its destruction. |
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Cushing’s syndrome is a disease caused by an excess of cortisol production or by excessive use of cortisol or other similar steroid (glucocorticoid) hormones. |
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, also called CAH, is a group of genetic disorders in which the two adrenal glands do not work properly. |
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Pheochromocytomas are tumors of the chromaffin cells that arise within the adrenal medulla. |
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Primary hyperaldosteronism is a disease caused by an excess production of the normal adrenal hormone aldosterone. |
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Secondary adrenal insufficiency is due to the absence of the normal stimulation to the adrenal cortex from a lack of ACTH. |
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X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare inherited male-limited disorder that can affect the nervous system and the adrenal glands. Adrenomyeloneuropathy is a mild form of adrenoleukodystrophy (AMN). |