Addison's disease
ADRENAL CORTICAL HYPOFUNCTION THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY INSUFFICIENT STEROID HORMONE PRODUCTION BY THE ADRENAL GLANDS
Addison's Disease; Addisons Disease; Addison disease; Addison Disease; Melasma suprarenale; Melasma supra-renale; Edison's disesase; Edison disease; Addison's; Addisonian; Addison’s Disease; Addisons; Hypoadrenocorticism; Addison’s disease; Chronic adrenal insufficiency; Autoimmune adrenalitis; Morbus addisoni; Cutaneous signs due to addison's disease; Cortisol replacement; Primary adrenal insufficiency; Addison's syndrome; Addisonism; Causes of Addison's disease; Cortisol deficiency
Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex), causing adrenal insufficiency. Symptoms generally come on slowly and insidiously and may include abdominal pain and gastrointestinal abnormalities, weakness, and weight loss.