Addison's Disease

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for Addison's Disease.

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Lacey Richardson

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for Addison's Disease.

Addison's Disease - Patient Info

Addison's disease is a condition in which your adrenal glands are not working as well as they should. In Addison's disease the adrenal glands do not produce as much of the steroid hormones (such as cortisol) as they normally do.
http://http://patient.info/health/addisons-disease-leaflet
Understanding Addison's Disease, the Basics - WebMD

Addison's disease is a rare condition. Only one in 100,000 people has it. It can happen at any age to either men or women. People with Addison's disease can lead normal lives as long as they take their medication. President John F. Kennedy had the condition.
http://http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Symptoms and Causes - Addison's Disease

Addison's disease symptoms usually develop slowly, often over several months. Learn to spot the symptoms here.
http://http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/dxc-20155757
Adrenal Insufficiency and Addison's Disease - NIH

Defines and describes adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease, and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Explains the functions of the adrenal hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/endocrine/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease/Pages/fact-sheet.aspx
Addison's Disease - NHS Choices

Addison's disease (also known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism) is a rare disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Addisons-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
GERD and Your Diet - Healthline

Learn which foods are generally best to avoid with GERD, such as high-fat foods, tomatoes, citrus fruit, chocolate, garlic and onions. Keep reading.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/diet-nutrition
Treating Acid Reflux in Infants - Healthline

Acid reflux, the backing up of stomach contents into the throat, isn't just an adult illness. Infants can experience this uncomfortable feeling too.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/infants-treatment
Addison's Disease: Get the Facts on Treatment - Medicine Net

Read about Addison's disease, a hormonal disorder with symptoms of weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and skin color changes. Causes, diagnosis, and treatment information is included in the material.
http://www.medicinenet.com/addison_disease/article.htm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Pituitary

Addisons disease is a rare endocrine, or hormonal disorder that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and non-exposed parts of the body.
https://pituitary.org/knowledge-base/disorders/adrenal-insuffieciency-addison-s-disease
Addison's Disease - NADF

Addison's disease is a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, caused by its destruction. There are normally two adrenal glands, located one above each kidney.
http://www.nadf.us/adrenal-diseases/addisons-disease/
Understanding Addison's Disease - WebMD

WebMD's overview of Addison's disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Addison Disease: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology

Thomas Addison first described the clinical presentation of primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison disease) in 1855 in his classic paper, On the Constitutional and Local Effects of Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/116467-overview
Addison disease: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Addison disease is a disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000378.htm
Addison's Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Addisons disease (also Addison disease, chronic adrenal insufficiency, hypocortisolism, and hypoadrenalism) is a rare, chronic endocrine system disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison%27s_disease
Overview, Addison's Disease - Mayo Clinic

Addison's disease - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/home/ovc-20155636

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Addison's disease
Other names	Addison disease, primary adrenal insufficiency,^[1] primary adrenocortical insufficiency, chronic adrenal insufficiency, chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, primary hypocorticalism, primary hypocortisolism, primary hypoadrenocorticism, primary hypocorticism, primary hypoadrenalism

Darkening of the skin seen on the legs of an otherwise pale-skinned patient
Specialty	Endocrinology
Symptoms	Abdominal pain, weakness, weight loss, darkening of the skin^[1]
Complications	Adrenal crisis^[1]
Usual onset	Middle-aged females^[1]
Causes	Problems with the adrenal gland^[1]
Diagnostic method	Blood tests, urine tests, medical imaging^[1]
Treatment	Synthetic corticosteroid such as hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone^[1]^[2]
Frequency	0.9–1.4 per 10,000 people (developed world)^[1]^[3]
Deaths	Doubles risk of death
Named after	Thomas Addison

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Addison's Disease - Patient Info

Addison's disease is a condition in which your adrenal glands are not working as well as they should. In Addison's disease the adrenal glands do not produce as much of the steroid hormones (such as cortisol) as they normally do.
http://http://patient.info/health/addisons-disease-leaflet
Understanding Addison's Disease, the Basics - WebMD

Addison's disease is a rare condition. Only one in 100,000 people has it. It can happen at any age to either men or women. People with Addison's disease can lead normal lives as long as they take their medication. President John F. Kennedy had the condition.
http://http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Symptoms and Causes - Addison's Disease

Addison's disease symptoms usually develop slowly, often over several months. Learn to spot the symptoms here.
http://http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/dxc-20155757
Adrenal Insufficiency and Addison's Disease - NIH

Defines and describes adrenal insufficiency, or Addison's disease, and secondary adrenal insufficiency. Explains the functions of the adrenal hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/endocrine/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease/Pages/fact-sheet.aspx
Addison's Disease - NHS Choices

Addison's disease (also known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism) is a rare disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Addisons-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
GERD and Your Diet - Healthline

Learn which foods are generally best to avoid with GERD, such as high-fat foods, tomatoes, citrus fruit, chocolate, garlic and onions. Keep reading.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/diet-nutrition
Treating Acid Reflux in Infants - Healthline

Acid reflux, the backing up of stomach contents into the throat, isn't just an adult illness. Infants can experience this uncomfortable feeling too.
http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/infants-treatment
Addison's Disease: Get the Facts on Treatment - Medicine Net

Read about Addison's disease, a hormonal disorder with symptoms of weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and skin color changes. Causes, diagnosis, and treatment information is included in the material.
http://www.medicinenet.com/addison_disease/article.htm
Adrenal Insufficiency - Pituitary

Addisons disease is a rare endocrine, or hormonal disorder that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and non-exposed parts of the body.
https://pituitary.org/knowledge-base/disorders/adrenal-insuffieciency-addison-s-disease
Addison's Disease - NADF

Addison's disease is a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, caused by its destruction. There are normally two adrenal glands, located one above each kidney.
http://www.nadf.us/adrenal-diseases/addisons-disease/
Understanding Addison's Disease - WebMD

WebMD's overview of Addison's disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Addison Disease: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology

Thomas Addison first described the clinical presentation of primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison disease) in 1855 in his classic paper, On the Constitutional and Local Effects of Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/116467-overview
Addison disease: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Addison disease is a disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000378.htm
Addison's Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Addisons disease (also Addison disease, chronic adrenal insufficiency, hypocortisolism, and hypoadrenalism) is a rare, chronic endocrine system disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison%27s_disease
Overview, Addison's Disease - Mayo Clinic

Addison's disease - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this disorder of the adrenal glands.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/home/ovc-20155636

Addison's disease
Other names	Addison disease, primary adrenal insufficiency,^[1] primary adrenocortical insufficiency, chronic adrenal insufficiency, chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, primary hypocorticalism, primary hypocortisolism, primary hypoadrenocorticism, primary hypocorticism, primary hypoadrenalism

Darkening of the skin seen on the legs of an otherwise pale-skinned patient
Specialty	Endocrinology
Symptoms	Abdominal pain, weakness, weight loss, darkening of the skin^[1]
Complications	Adrenal crisis^[1]
Usual onset	Middle-aged females^[1]
Causes	Problems with the adrenal gland^[1]
Diagnostic method	Blood tests, urine tests, medical imaging^[1]
Treatment	Synthetic corticosteroid such as hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone^[1]^[2]
Frequency	0.9–1.4 per 10,000 people (developed world)^[1]^[3]
Deaths	Doubles risk of death
Named after	Thomas Addison

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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