Addisons Disease : Causes

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The adrenal glands are small hormone-secreting organs located on top of each kidney. They consist of the outer portion (called the cortex) and the inner portion (called the medulla. The cortex produces 3 types of hormones: The glucocorticoid hormo...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 18, 2008
Many patients do not recognize the slow progression of symptoms and the disease is ultimately identified when a physician notices the areas of increased pigmentation of the skin. Once suspected, a number of blood tests can lead to the diagnosis of...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Autoimmune disorders are conditions caused by an immune response against the body's own tissues.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 27, 2007
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person ' s immune system attacks the body ' s own cells, causing tissue destruction. Autoimmunity is accepted as the cause of a wide range of disorders, and it is suspected to be responsible for many more.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Detailed information on autoimmune diseases and pregnancy
Source:StayWell
Autoimmune disorders are conditions in which a person's immune system attacks the body's own cells, causing tissue destruction. Autoimmunity is accepted as the cause of a wide range of disorders and suspected to be responsible for many more.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Doctors divide autoimmune diseases in two categories: Those that attack a specific organ and those that target many organs.
Source:StayWell
Diseases in which the immune system attacks the body ' s own healthy tissues, forming antibodies in an assault on mistakenly identified " foreign invaders. " Autoimmune disorders occur when the body ' s immune system loses its ability to recognize the differences between self and nonself tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Addison's disease is a hormone deficiency caused by damage to the outer layer of the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex).
Source:ADAM
Date:March 18, 2008
Addison ' s disease is a disorder involving disrupted functioning of the part of the adrenal gland called the cortex. This results in decreased production of two important chemicals (hormones) normally released by the adrenal cortex: cortisol and aldosterone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
I have had Addison's disease for over 25 years. Are there any side effects of the replacement dosage of cortisol I have been taking? If so, what can I do to mitigate them?
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on Addison's disease, the result of an underactive adrenal gland, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on Addison's disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs . It is caused by a bacterial microorganism: the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information tuberculosis, tuberculosis symptoms, tuberculosis causes, tuberculosis diagnoses, tuberculosis treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on tuberculosis, including risks, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
What are the signs and symptoms of TB? Can the illness disappear after a time if left untreated? Can TB be missed on an X-ray?
Source:StayWell
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and potentially fatal disease that can affect almost any part of the body but manifests mainly as an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Tuberculosis is a chronic, infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacteria that primarily attacks the lungs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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