Mesh term Addison Disease
Browse to parent terms:Adrenal Insufficiency
Autoimmune Diseases
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Hypoadrenocorticism, Familial
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