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Addison's disease [for Thomas Addison Addison, Thomas, 1793–1860, English physician, b. near Newcastle, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh (M.D., 1815). In 1837 he became a physician at Guy's Hospital, London, where he conducted important research on pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other diseases. ..... Click the link for more information. ], progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland adrenal gland (ədrēn`əl) or suprarenal gland ..... Click the link for more information. ; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The deterioration of this tissue causes a decrease in the secretion of steroid hormones, many of which are necessary for the maintenance of life. In many cases the cause of the wasting process is not known; in others the predominant cause is the formation and infiltration of tumors, inflammatory disease, or surgery. Symptoms are increasing weakness, abnormal pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, weight loss, low blood pressure, dehydration, and gastrointestinal upsets. Secondary Addison's disease is most commonly caused by acute withdrawal of steroids. Once considered inevitably fatal, Addison's disease can now be treated with injections of adrenocortical hormones. Addison's disease [′ad·ə·sənz di‚zēz] (medicine) A primary failure or insufficiency of the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although eosinophilic infiltration is a nonspecific response
associated with Addison's disease, asthma, and parasitic and other
conditions, eosinophilia was previously observed in skin biopsies from
two patients with acutely acquired, TPC-related skin lesions (20) and in
the study of Grattan et al. On six cases of Addison's disease with the report
of a case greatly benefited by the use of suprarenal extract. Hyper- and hypo-thyroidism (thyroid hormones) Hypercalcemia (calcium)
Hyper- and hyponatremia (sodium) Hypoglycemia (glucose) Hyperlipidemia
(lipids) Hypercapnia (carbon dioxide) Kidney failure Liver failure
Cushing syndrome Addison's disease Hypopituitarism Remote effect of
carcinoma
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