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List of endocrine diseases

Introduction

Among the hundreds of endocrine diseases (or endocrinological diseases) are:

Adrenal disorders:
- Adrenal insufficiency
  - Addison’s disease
  - Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (adrenogenital syndrome)
  - Mineralocorticoid deficiency
- Conn’s syndrome
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Pheochromocytoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
Glucose homeostasis disorders:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hypoglycemia
  - Idiopathic hypoglycemia
  - Insulinoma
Metabolic bone disease:
- Osteoporosis
- Osteitis deformans (Paget’s disease of bone)
- Rickets and osteomalacia
Pituitary gland disorders:
Parathyroid gland disorders:
Sex hormone disorders:
- Disorders of sex development or intersex disorders
- Hypogonadism
- Disorders of Gender
  - Gender identity disorder
- Disorders of Puberty
  - Delayed puberty
  - Precocious puberty
- Menstrual function or fertility disorders
  - Amenorrhea
  - Polycystic ovary syndrome
Thyroid disorders:
Tumours of the endocrine glands not mentioned elsewhere
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia
- See also separate organs
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes
Incidentaloma – an unexpected finding on diagnostic imaging, often of endocrine glands

See also

See also

External links

External links

Endocrine+system+diseases at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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Overview at Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

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