ADRENAL insufficiency, although uncommon in infants ... In view of the clinical and laboratory findings in later siblings it is reasonable to assume that this child was a female pseudohermaphrodite.

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The adrenal glands are two small glands located on top of the kidneys. They produce hormones that help regulate heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, physical stress response, and other ...

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Renal insufficiency refers to a state in which the kidneys are not functioning at their full capacity. This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney ...

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The completeness of the adrenalectomies was attested to by repeatedly negative ACTH tests 3 and by the eventual development of adrenal insufficiency in all 3 cases, as well as by autopsy in Case 2.

Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) results from the immune-mediated destruction of adrenocortical cells. AAD is a major component of the autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes type 1 (APS 1 ...

Adrenal gland diseases are disorders characterized by hyperfunction or hypofunction of the adrenal glands, resulting in either high levels or low levels of the hormones produced by the adrenal ...