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--- adrenal cortex diseases

--- adrenal cortex neoplasms --- adrenocortical adenoma

Adrenocortical adenoma

A adrenocortical adenoma is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex.It can present with Cushing's syndrome or primary aldosteronism....

 --- adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma, also adrenal cortical carcinoma and adrenal cortex cancer, is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor, with incidence of 1-2 per million population annually...

--- adrenal gland neoplasms

--- adrenal cortex neoplasms --- adrenocortical adenoma

Adrenocortical adenoma

A adrenocortical adenoma is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex.It can present with Cushing's syndrome or primary aldosteronism....

 --- adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma, also adrenal cortical carcinoma and adrenal cortex cancer, is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor, with incidence of 1-2 per million population annually...

--- adrenal hyperplasia, congenital

--- adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency is a condition in which the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys, do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones , primarily cortisol, but may also include impaired aldosterone production which regulates sodium, potassium and water retention...

--- addison disease --- adrenoleukodystrophy

Adrenoleukodystrophy

Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare, inherited disorder that leads to progressive brain damage, failure of the adrenal glands and eventually death. ALD is a disease in a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies, whose chief feature is damage to myelin...

 --- hypoaldosteronism

Hypoaldosteronism

In medicine , hypoaldosteronism refers to decreased levels of the hormone aldosterone.The term "isolated hypoaldosteronism" is used to describe lowered aldosterone without corresponding changes in cortisol...

 --- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome or hemorrhagic adrenalitis or Fulminant meningococcemia, is a disease of the adrenal glands most commonly caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. The infection leads to massive hemorrhage into one or both adrenal glands...

--- adrenocortical hyperfunction

Adrenocortical hyperfunction

Adrenocortical hyperfunction is a condition where there is an overexpression of products of the adrenal cortex.When cortisol is overproduced, it is called Cushing's syndrome.When aldosterone is overproduced, it is called hyperaldosteronism....

--- cushing syndrome --- hyperaldosteronism

Hyperaldosteronism

Hyperaldosteronism, also aldosteronism, is a medical condition where too much aldosterone is produced by the adrenal glands, which can lead to lowered levels of potassium in the blood.-Types:...

 --- bartter syndrome

Bartter syndrome

Bartter syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. It is characterized by low potassium levels , increased blood pH , and normal to low blood pressure. There are two types of Bartter syndrome: neonatal and classic...

--- diabetes complications

--- diabetic angiopathies --- diabetic foot

Diabetic foot

Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus, and probably the major component of the diabetic foot. It occurs in 15% of all patients with diabetes and precedes 84% of all lower leg amputations...

 --- diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness....

 --- diabetic coma

Diabetic coma

Diabetic coma is a reversible form of coma found in people with diabetes mellitus. It is a medical emergency.Three different types of diabetic coma are identified:#Severe diabetic hypoglycemia...

 --- hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic coma --- diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially life-threatening complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. It happens predominantly in those with type 1 diabetes, but it can occur in those with type 2 diabetes under certain circumstances...

 --- diabetic nephropathies --- diabetic neuropathies --- diabetic foot

Diabetic foot

Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus, and probably the major component of the diabetic foot. It occurs in 15% of all patients with diabetes and precedes 84% of all lower leg amputations...

 --- fetal macrosomia

--- diabetes mellitus, experimental

--- diabetes mellitus, type 1

--- wolfram syndrome

Wolfram syndrome

Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD , is a rare genetic disorder, causing diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness as well as various other possible disorders.It was first described in four siblings in 1938 by Dr. Don J...

--- diabetes mellitus, type 2

--- diabetes mellitus, lipoatrophic

--- adrenal gland neoplasms

--- adrenal cortex neoplasms --- adrenocortical adenoma

Adrenocortical adenoma

A adrenocortical adenoma is a benign tumor of the adrenal cortex.It can present with Cushing's syndrome or primary aldosteronism....

 --- adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma, also adrenal cortical carcinoma and adrenal cortex cancer, is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor, with incidence of 1-2 per million population annually...

--- multiple endocrine neoplasia

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

The term multiple endocrine neoplasia encompasses several distinct syndromes featuring tumors of endocrine glands, each with its own characteristic pattern. In some cases, the tumors are malignant, in others, benign...

--- multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or Wermer's syndrome is part of a group of disorders that affect the endocrine system.-Explanation:...

 --- multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2a --- multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3 is a genetic disease that causes multiple tumors on the mouth, eyes, and endocrine glands...

--- ovarian neoplasms

--- granulosa cell tumor --- luteoma

Luteoma

Luteoma is a rare tumor of the ovaries.It can be associated with female pseudohermaphroditism.-Presentation:This type of ovarian tumor produces progesterone. The excess of this hormone produces the symptoms that accompany this disease....

 --- meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome

In medicine, Meigs syndrome, also Meigs' syndrome, is the triad of ascites, pleural effusion and benign ovarian tumor . It resolves after the resection of the tumor...

 --- sertoli-leydig cell tumor --- thecoma

Thecoma

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours....

--- pancreatic neoplasms

--- adenoma, islet cell --- insulinoma

Insulinoma

An insulinoma is a tumour of the pancreas that is derived from beta cells and secretes insulin.Beta cells secrete insulin in response to increases in blood glucose. The resulting increase in insulin acts to lower blood glucose back to normal levels at which point further secretion of insulin is...

 --- carcinoma, islet cell --- gastrinoma

Gastrinoma

A gastrinoma is a tumor in the pancreas or duodenum that secretes excess of gastrin leading to ulceration in the duodenum, stomach and the small intestine. There is hypersecretion of the HCl in the duodenum which causes the ulcers...

 --- glucagonoma

Glucagonoma

A glucagonoma is a rare tumor of the alpha cells of the pancreas that results in up to a 1000-fold overproduction of the hormone glucagon. Alpha cell tumors are commonly associated with glucagonoma syndrome, though similar symptoms are present in cases of pseudoglucagonoma syndrome in the absence...

 --- somatostatinoma

Somatostatinoma

Somatostatinoma is a tumor of the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas that produces somatostatin.It is associated with diabetes mellitus and abnormal glucose tolerance.Triad of : Mild Diabetes mellitus, Steatorrhoea, Gall stones...

 --- vipoma

VIPoma

A VIPoma is a rare endocrine tumor, usually originating in the pancreas, that produces vasoactive intestinal peptide ....

 --- carcinoma, pancreatic ductal

--- paraneoplastic endocrine syndromes

--- pituitary neoplasms

--- acth-secreting pituitary adenoma --- nelson syndrome --- growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma --- prolactinoma

Prolactinoma

A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumor...

--- testicular neoplasms

--- sertoli-leydig cell tumor

--- hypogonadism

Hypogonadism

Hypogonadism is a medical term for decreased functional activity of the gonads. Low testosterone is caused by a decline or deficiency in gonadal production of testosterone in males...

--- eunuchism --- kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome is a genetic disorder marked by anosmia and hypogonadism - the decreased functioning of the glands that produce sex hormones. Abnormalities in various genes may cause a defect in the hypothalamus, causing a deficiency of gonadotropin-releasing hormone ; this in turn causes...

 --- klinefelter syndrome --- sexual infantilism

--- ovarian diseases

--- anovulation

Anovulation

An anovulatory cycle is a menstrual cycle during which the ovaries do not release an oocyte. Therefore, ovulation does not take place. However, a woman who does not ovulate at each menstrual cycle is not necessarily going through menopause...

 --- oophoritis

Oophoritis

Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries.It is often seen in combination with salpingitis .-See also:* Pelvic inflammatory disease...

 --- ovarian cysts --- polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common female endocrine disorders. PCOS is a complex, heterogeneous disorder of uncertain aetiology, but there is strong evidence that it can to a large degree be classified as a genetic disease....

 --- ovarian failure, premature --- ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication from some forms of fertility medication. Most cases are mild, but a small proportion are severe.-Causative medications:...

 --- ovarian neoplasms --- brenner tumor --- carcinoma, endometrioid --- granulosa cell tumor --- luteoma

Luteoma

Luteoma is a rare tumor of the ovaries.It can be associated with female pseudohermaphroditism.-Presentation:This type of ovarian tumor produces progesterone. The excess of this hormone produces the symptoms that accompany this disease....

 --- meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome

In medicine, Meigs syndrome, also Meigs' syndrome, is the triad of ascites, pleural effusion and benign ovarian tumor . It resolves after the resection of the tumor...

 --- sertoli-leydig cell tumor --- thecoma

Thecoma

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours....

--- sex differentiation disorders

--- adrenogenital syndrome --- freemartinism --- gonadal dysgenesis

Gonadal dysgenesis

Gonadal dysgenesis is a term used to describe multiple reproductive system development disorders. They are conditions of genetic origin. It is characterized by a progressive loss of primordial germ cells on the developing gonads of an embryo....

 --- gonadal dysgenesis, 46,xx --- gonadal dysgenesis, 46,xy --- gonadal dysgenesis, mixed --- turner syndrome

Turner syndrome

Turner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome encompasses several conditions in human females, of which monosomy X is most common. It is a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the sex chromosomes is absent...

 --- hermaphroditism --- hermaphroditism, true --- pseudohermaphroditism

Pseudohermaphroditism

Pseudohermaphroditism, or pseudo-hermaphroditism, is the condition in which an organism is born with secondary sex characteristics or a phenotype that is different from what would be expected on the basis of the gonadal tissue ....

 --- androgen-insensitivity syndrome --- hyperandrogenism

Hyperandrogenism

Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by excessive production and/or secretion of androgens.It is one of the primary symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome. In such cases, it presents with symptoms such as acne or hyperseborrhea, is frequent in adolescent girls and is often...

 --- kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome is a genetic disorder marked by anosmia and hypogonadism - the decreased functioning of the glands that produce sex hormones. Abnormalities in various genes may cause a defect in the hypothalamus, causing a deficiency of gonadotropin-releasing hormone ; this in turn causes...

 --- klinefelter syndrome

--- testicular diseases

--- cryptorchidism

Cryptorchidism

Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum. It is the most common birth defect regarding male genitalia. In unique cases, cryptorchidism can develop later in life, often as late as young adulthood. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at...

 --- orchitis

Orchitis

Orchitis or orchiditis is a condition of the testes involving inflammation. It can also involve swelling and frequent infection.-Symptoms:Symptoms of orchitis are similar to those of testicular torsion...

 --- testicular neoplasms --- sertoli-leydig cell tumor

--- hyperparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism is overactivity of the parathyroid glands resulting in excess production of parathyroid hormone . The parathyroid hormone regulates calcium and phosphate levels and helps to maintain these levels...

--- hyperparathyroidism, primary --- hyperparathyroidism, secondary --- renal osteodystrophy

Renal osteodystrophy

Renal osteodystrophy or chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder is a bone pathology, characterized by bone mineralization deficiency, that is a direct result of the electrolyte and endocrine derangements that accompany chronic kidney disease...

--- hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism is decreased function of the parathyroid glands with under production of parathyroid hormone. This can lead to low levels of calcium in the blood, often causing cramping and twitching of muscles or tetany , and several other symptoms...

--- digeorge syndrome

DiGeorge syndrome

22q11.2 deletion syndrome, which has several presentations including DiGeorge syndrome , DiGeorge anomaly, velo-cardio-facial syndrome, Shprintzen syndrome, conotruncal anomaly face syndrome, Strong syndrome, congenital thymic aplasia, and thymic hypoplasia is a syndrome caused by the deletion of a...

--- diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus is a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, with reduction of fluid intake having no effect on the concentration of the urine. There are several different types of DI, each with a different cause...

--- diabetes insipidus, neurogenic --- wolfram syndrome

Wolfram syndrome

Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD , is a rare genetic disorder, causing diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness as well as various other possible disorders.It was first described in four siblings in 1938 by Dr. Don J...

--- hyperpituitarism

Hyperpituitarism

Hyperpituitarism is the result of excess secretion of adenohypophyseal trophic hormones most commonly by a functional pituitary adenoma. Other causes are hyperplasias and carcinomas of the adenohypophysis, secretion by non-pituitary tumours and certain hypothalamic disorders.-Clinical...

--- acromegaly

Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty...

 --- gigantism

Gigantism

Gigantism, also known as giantism , is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average...

 --- hyperprolactinemia --- pituitary acth hypersecretion

Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion

Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion is a form of hyperpituitarism characterized by an abnormally high level of ACTH produced by the anterior pituitary. It is one of the causes of Cushing's syndrome....

--- hypopituitarism

Hypopituitarism

Hypopituitarism is the decreased secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain...

--- dwarfism, pituitary

--- pituitary neoplasms

--- acth-secreting pituitary adenoma --- nelson syndrome --- growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma --- prolactinoma

Prolactinoma

A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumor...

--- polyendocrinopathies, autoimmune

--- goiter

--- goiter, endemic --- goiter, nodular --- goiter, substernal --- graves disease --- graves ophthalmopathy --- lingual goiter

--- hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is the term for overactive tissue within the thyroid gland causing an overproduction of thyroid hormones . Hyperthyroidism is thus a cause of thyrotoxicosis, the clinical condition of increased thyroid hormones in the blood. Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis are not synonymous...

--- graves disease --- graves ophthalmopathy --- thyrotoxicosis --- thyroid crisis

--- hyperthyroxinemia

Hyperthyroxinemia

Hyperthyroxinemia or hyperthyroxinaemia is a thyroid disease where the serum levels of thyroxine are higher than expected.The term is sometimes used to refer to hyperthyroidism, but hyperthyroidism is a more general term.Types include:...

--- hyperthyroxinemia, familial dysalbuminemic --- thyroid hormone resistance syndrome

--- hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone.Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide but it can be caused by other causes such as several conditions of the thyroid gland or, less commonly, the pituitary gland or...

--- congenital hypothyroidism

Congenital hypothyroidism

Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a severe deficiency of thyroid function, while even more have mild or partial degrees. If untreated for several months after birth, severe congenital hypothyroidism...

 --- myxedema

Myxedema

Myxedema describes a specific form of cutaneous and dermal edema secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue as seen in various forms of hypothyroidism and Graves' disease. It is more common in women than in men...

--- thyroid dysgenesis

Thyroid dysgenesis

Thyroid agenesis is a cause of congenital hypothyroidism where the thyroid is missing, ectopic, or severely underdeveloped....

--- lingual thyroid --- lingual goiter

--- thyroiditis

Thyroiditis

Thyroiditis is the inflammation of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located on the front of the neck below the laryngeal prominence, and makes hormones that control metabolism.-Classification:...

--- thyroiditis, autoimmune --- hashimoto disease --- postpartum thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis is a phenomenon observed following pregnancy and may involve hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism or the two sequentially. It affects about 5% of all women within a year after giving birth. The first phase is typically hyperthyroidism. Then, the thyroid either returns to normal...

 --- thyroiditis, subacute --- thyroiditis, suppurative