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- What are some types of adrenal gland disorders?
This rare disorder develops when the adrenal glands do not make enough cortisol In most cases of Addison's disease, the body also doesn't make enough of the hormone aldosterone Addison's is an autoimmune disease—a condition in which the immune system, which is supposed to protect the body, mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues and cells
- Adrenal Gland Disorders - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National . . .
In most cases, the glands also make too little of the hormone aldosterone 7 This is also termed primary adrenal insufficiency This disease can be caused by an autoimmune disorder, infection (for example, tuberculosis), or other rare diseases that cause infiltration and thus destruction of the adrenal glands (for example, sarcoidosis or
- What causes adrenal gland disorders? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy . . .
In most cases, the glands also make too little of the hormone aldosterone 7 This is also termed primary adrenal insufficiency This disease can be caused by an autoimmune disorder, infection (for example, tuberculosis), or other rare diseases that cause infiltration and thus destruction of the adrenal glands (for example, sarcoidosis or
- What are the symptoms of adrenal gland disorders?
The adrenal glands, located on the top of each kidney, are responsible for releasing different hormones Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little of these hormones
- What are the treatments for adrenal gland disorders? - NICHD
For hyperaldosteronism caused by an excessive growth of normal cells in both adrenal glands, the treatment involves medications that block the effect of aldosterone The treatment for hyperaldosteronism caused by a non-cancerous tumor in one adrenal gland is removing the affected gland using laparoscopic (pronounced la-puh-re-SKOP-ic) surgery
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver . . .
In this type of CAH, the adrenal glands make too little aldosterone, causing the body to be unable to retain enough sodium (salt) Too much sodium is lost in urine (thus the name, "salt-wasting") If undiagnosed, symptoms of classic salt-wasting CAH appear within days or weeks of birth and, in some cases, death occurs
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