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Descriptor English:   Adrenal Insufficiency 
Descriptor Spanish:   Insuficiencia Suprarrenal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Insuficiência Adrenal 
Synonyms English:   Adrenal Gland Hypofunction  
Tree Number:   C19.053.500
Definition English:   Conditions in which the production of adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS falls below the requirement of the body. Adrenal insufficiency can be caused by defects in the ADRENAL GLANDS, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the HYPOTHALAMUS. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with ADRENAL GLAND HYPERFUNCTION
See Related English:   Adrenal Cortex Hormones
 
History Note English:   2005 (1968) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   312 
Unique Identifier:   D000309 

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