Addison Disease

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Your adrenal glands are just above your kidneys. The outside layer of these glands makes hormones that help your body respond to stress and regulate your blood pressure and water and salt balance. Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough of these hormones. A problem with your immune system usually causes Addison disease. The immune system mistakenly attacks your own tissues, damaging your adrenal glands. Other causes include infections and cancer. Symptoms include Weight loss Muscle weakness Fatigue that gets worse over time Low blood pressure Patchy or dark skin Lab tests can confirm that you have Addison disease. If you don't treat it, it can be fatal. You will need to take hormone pills for the rest of your life. If you have Addison disease, you should carry an emergency ID. It should say that you have the disease, list your medicines and say how much you need in an emergency. NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Your adrenal glands are just above your kidneys. The outside layer of these glands makes hormones that help your body respond to stress and regulate your blood pressure and water and salt balance. Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough of these hormones. A problem with your immune system usually causes Addison disease. The immune system mistakenly attacks your own tissues, damaging your adrenal glands. Other causes include infections and cancer. Symptoms include Weight loss Muscle weakness Fatigue that gets worse over time Low blood pressure Patchy or dark skin Lab tests can confirm that you have Addison disease. If you don't treat it, it can be fatal. You will need to take hormone pills for the rest of your life. If you have Addison disease, you should carry an emergency ID. It should say that you have the disease, list your medicines and say how much you need in an emergency. NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn about this rare but serious disorder of the adrenal glands that's treated by replacing needed hormones.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350293
WebMD: Understanding Addison's Disease Basics
One way the body keeps itself in balance is by using chemical messengers called hormones to regulate various functions. Just above each of your kidneys is a small adrenal gland. These glands make hormones essential to a healthy life.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Addison’s Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Learn about Addison's disease, or primary adrenal insufficiency, from Cleveland Clinic. See how this disorder can damage the body over time and how it can be controlled.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15095-addisons-disease
Adrenal Insufficiency | Addison's Disease | MedlinePlus
Your adrenal glands makes hormones. Adrenal insufficiency or Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough hormones. Read more.
https://medlineplus.gov/addisondisease.html
NORD: Addison's Disease
Addison's disease is a rare disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex).
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/addisons-disease/
Addison Disease - Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
Addison Disease - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/adrenal-gland-disorders/addison-disease
Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease) | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Adrenal insufficiency occurs when the adrenal glands don’t make enough of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol helps break down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in your body. It also controls blood pressure and affects how your immune system works.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/underactive-adrenal-glands--addisons-disease
University of Rochester Medical Center: Congenital Limb Defect
A congenital limb defect is when an arm or leg doesn’t form normally as a baby grows in the uterus. The baby is born with the defect.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=90
Addison's Disease | UCLA Health
Addison's disease is a hormone deficiency caused by damage to the outer layer of the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex).
https://www.uclahealth.org/endocrine-center/addisons-disease

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Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn about this rare but serious disorder of the adrenal glands that's treated by replacing needed hormones.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350293
WebMD: Understanding Addison's Disease Basics
One way the body keeps itself in balance is by using chemical messengers called hormones to regulate various functions. Just above each of your kidneys is a small adrenal gland. These glands make hormones essential to a healthy life.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-addisons-disease-basics
Addison’s Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Learn about Addison's disease, or primary adrenal insufficiency, from Cleveland Clinic. See how this disorder can damage the body over time and how it can be controlled.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15095-addisons-disease
Adrenal Insufficiency | Addison's Disease | MedlinePlus
Your adrenal glands makes hormones. Adrenal insufficiency or Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough hormones. Read more.
https://medlineplus.gov/addisondisease.html
NORD: Addison's Disease
Addison's disease is a rare disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex).
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/addisons-disease/
Addison Disease - Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
Addison Disease - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/hormonal-and-metabolic-disorders/adrenal-gland-disorders/addison-disease
Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease) | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Adrenal insufficiency occurs when the adrenal glands don’t make enough of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol helps break down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in your body. It also controls blood pressure and affects how your immune system works.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/underactive-adrenal-glands--addisons-disease
University of Rochester Medical Center: Congenital Limb Defect
A congenital limb defect is when an arm or leg doesn’t form normally as a baby grows in the uterus. The baby is born with the defect.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=90
Addison's Disease | UCLA Health
Addison's disease is a hormone deficiency caused by damage to the outer layer of the adrenal gland (adrenal cortex).
https://www.uclahealth.org/endocrine-center/addisons-disease

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