"Addison Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000224
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.500.263 C20.111.163
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| Concept/Terms |
Addison Disease- Addison Disease
- Disease, Addison
- Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenal Insufficiency, Primary
- Primary Hypoadrenalism
- Hypoadrenalism, Primary
- Hypoadrenalisms, Primary
- Addison's Disease
- Addisons Disease
- Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Adrenocortical Insufficiencies, Primary
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency, Primary
- Insufficiencies, Primary Adrenocortical
- Insufficiency, Primary Adrenocortical
- Primary Adrenocortical Insufficiencies
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