Addison Disease [Addisonova nemoc]
- Terms
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Addisonova choroba
Addisonův syndrom
chronický panhypokortikalismus
hypokorticismus
hypokortikalismus
hypokortizolismus
primární adrenální insuficience
primární adrenální nedostatečnost
primární adrenokortikální insuficience
primární adrenokortikální nedostatečnost
primární hypokortikalismus
primární nedostatečnost nadledvin
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Addison's Disease
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency
Primary Hypoadrenalism
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.
- DUI
- D000224 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0000346
- History note
- 2005 (1963)
- Public note
- 2005; see ADDISON'S DISEASE 1966-2004
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 9
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 3
- CL
- classification 2
- CO
- complications 15
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 48
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 30
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 4
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 25
- GE
- genetics 4
- HI
- history 3
- IM
- immunology 11
- ME
- metabolism 3
- MI
- microbiology 1
- MO
- mortality 1
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 6
- PP
- physiopathology 14
- PC
- prevention & control 4
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 18
- UR
- urine 3
- VE
- veterinary 1
- VI
- virology