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| − | [[Addison's disease]] is the hyposecretion of all adrenal steroid hormones. It usually follows the autoimmune destruction (immune system creates antibodies against the body's own tissues) of the adrenal cortex. Inherited disorders in which defective [[enzymes]] for adrenal steroid production are produced are often marked by excess [[androgen]] secretion. This is because substrates that cannot be made into [[cortisol]] or [[aldosterone]] are converted to [[androgens]]. | + | [[Addison's disease]] is the hyposecretion of all adrenal steroid hormones. It usually follows the autoimmune destruction (immune system creates antibodies against the body's own tissues) of the adrenal cortex. Inherited disorders in which defective [[enzymes]] for adrenal steroid production are produced are often marked by excess [[androgen]] (sex steroid) secretion. This is because substrates that cannot be made into [[cortisol]] or [[aldosterone]] are converted to [[androgens]] (sex steroids). |
Hyposecretion pathologies are far less common than [[Cushing's syndrome]]. | Hyposecretion pathologies are far less common than [[Cushing's syndrome]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 15 May 2006
Addison's disease is the hyposecretion of all adrenal steroid hormones. It usually follows the autoimmune destruction (immune system creates antibodies against the body's own tissues) of the adrenal cortex. Inherited disorders in which defective enzymes for adrenal steroid production are produced are often marked by excess androgen (sex steroid) secretion. This is because substrates that cannot be made into cortisol or aldosterone are converted to androgens (sex steroids).
Hyposecretion pathologies are far less common than Cushing's syndrome.
