Biomaterial Database

Addison's disease: report of a case with medico-legal interest. 1956

J H BIRRELL

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008499	Medical Records	Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.	Health Diaries,Medical Transcription,Records, Medical,Transcription, Medical,Diaries, Health,Diary, Health,Health Diary,Medical Record,Medical Transcriptions,Record, Medical,Transcriptions, Medical
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000075262	Hypoadrenocorticism, Familial	Hereditary forms of Addison disease that may exhibit autosomal recessive or X-linked inheritance. They are characterized by severe neurological symptoms, APNEA; and death in infancy. OMIM: 240200	AHC with Isolated Gonadotropin Deficiency,Addison Disease, X-Linked,Adrenal Hypoplasia, Congenital,Adrenal Hypoplasia, Congenital, with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism,Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency,Cytomegalic Adrenocortical Hypoplasia,Familial X-linked Addison Disease,X-linked Adrenal Hypoplasia,X-linked Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia,Xp21 Contiguous Gene Deletion Syndrome,Addison Disease, X Linked,Adrenal Hypoplasia, X-linked,Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia,Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasias,Cytomegalic Adrenocortical Hypoplasias,Familial Hypoadrenocorticism,Familial Hypoadrenocorticisms,Familial X linked Addison Disease,Hypoadrenocorticisms, Familial,Hypoplasia, Congenital Adrenal,X linked Adrenal Hypoplasia,X linked Congenital Adrenal Hypoplasia,X-Linked Addison Disease
D000224	Addison Disease	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.	Addison's Disease,Primary Adrenal Insufficiency,Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency,Primary Hypoadrenalism,Addisons Disease,Adrenal Insufficiency, Primary,Adrenocortical Insufficiencies, Primary,Adrenocortical Insufficiency, Primary,Disease, Addison,Hypoadrenalism, Primary,Hypoadrenalisms, Primary,Insufficiencies, Primary Adrenocortical,Insufficiency, Primary Adrenocortical,Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiencies
D000309	Adrenal Insufficiency	Conditions in which the production of adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS falls below the requirement of the body. Adrenal insufficiency can be caused by defects in the ADRENAL GLANDS, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the HYPOTHALAMUS.	Adrenal Gland Hypofunction,Hypoadrenalism,Adrenal Insufficiencies,Hypofunction, Adrenal Gland