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Preferred term

Addison Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An adrenal disease characterized by the progressive destruction of the ADRENAL CORTEX, resulting in insufficient production of ALDOSTERONE and HYDROCORTISONE. Clinical symptoms include ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; WEIGHT LOSS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; and HYPERPIGMENTATION of the SKIN due to increase in circulating levels of ACTH precursor hormone which stimulates MELANOCYTES.

Entry terms

  • Addison's Disease
  • Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency
  • Primary Hypoadrenalism

In other languages

  • French

  • Hypocorticisme primitif
  • Insuffisance corticosurrénale primitive
  • Insuffisance corticosurrénalienne primitive
  • Insuffisance surrénale lente
  • Insuffisance surrénale primitive
  • Insuffisance surrénalienne primitive
  • Maladie bronzée

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LBSNF5FK-2

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