Addison Disease

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An adrenal disease characterized by the progressive destruction of the ADRENAL CORTEX, resulting in insufficient production of ALDOSTERONE and HYDROCORTISONE. Clinical symptoms include ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; WEIGHT LOSS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; and HYPERPIGMENTATION of the SKIN due to increase in circulating levels of ACTH precursor hormone which stimulates MELANOCYTES.

Descriptor ID

D000224

MeSH Number(s)

C19.053.500.263

C20.111.163

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Addison Disease

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Addison Disease" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Addison Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 22 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	1	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Addison Disease" by people in Profiles.

A First Presentation of Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency. Am J Med. 2023 Dec; 136(12):e237-e238.

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Commentary on An Unusual Presentation of Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency. Clin Chem. 2022 11 03; 68(11):1380.

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Molecular Analysis of the CYP11B2 Gene in 62 Patients with Hypoaldosteronism Due to Aldosterone Synthase Deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 01 01; 106(1):e182-e191.

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False-positive very long-chain fatty acids in a case of autoimmune adrenal insufficiency. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr 27; 34(4):517-520.

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Case 1-2020: An 11-Year-Old Boy with Vomiting and Weight Loss. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 09; 382(2):180-189.

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Association of adrenal insufficiency with patient-oriented health-care outcomes in adult medical inpatients. Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Dec; 181(6):701-709.

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Primary adrenal insufficiency in the United States: diagnostic error and patient satisfaction with treatment. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019 11 26; 6(4):343-350.

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Endocrine Toxicity of Cancer Immunotherapy Targeting Immune Checkpoints. Endocr Rev. 2019 02 01; 40(1):17-65.

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Cytokine Autoantibody Screening in the Swedish Addison Registry Identifies Patients With Undiagnosed APS1. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 01 01; 103(1):179-186.

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Chronic primary adrenal insufficiency after unilateral adrenonephrectomy: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec; 96(51):e9091.

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