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Endocrine Diseases

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	GEN; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; hormonal defic: TN 194; endocr defic: probably a defic state from Cat C19; Manual 23.25.3

Endocrine Diseases Categories.

	Adrenal Gland Diseases
	Breast Diseases
	Gonadal Disorders - Disease of the ovaries and testes of any etiology.
	Parathyroid Diseases
	Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - Autoimmune disease affecting multiple endocrine organs. Type I is characterized by childhood onset and mucocutaneous candidiasis, while type II exhibits any combination of adrenal insufficiency (ADDISON'S DISEASE), lymphocytic thyroiditis, hypoparathyroidism, and gonadal failure. In both types organ-specific antibodies against a variety of endocrine glands have been detected. The type II syndrome differs from type I in that it is associated with HLA-A1 and B8 haplotypes, onset is usually in adulthood, and candidiasis is not present.
	Thyroid Diseases

Endocrine Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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