Endocrine disease


Endocrine disease
Endocrine disease
Classification and external resources

Major endocrine glands. (Male left, female on the right.) 1. Pineal gland 2. Pituitary gland 3. Thyroid gland 4. Thymus 5. Adrenal gland 6. Pancreas 7. Ovary 8. Testes
ICD-10 E00-35
ICD-9 240-259
MeSH D004700

Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology.

Contents

Types of endocrine disease

Broadly speaking, endocrine disorders may be subdivided into three groups:

  1. Endocrine gland hyposecretion (leading to hormone deficiency)
  2. Endocrine gland hypersecretion (leading to hormone excess)
  3. Tumours (benign or malignant) of endocrine glands

Endocrine disorders are often quite complex, involving a mixed picture of hyposecretion and hypersecretion because of the feedback mechanisms involved in the endocrine system. For example, most forms of hyperthyroidism are associated with an excess of thyroid hormone and a low level of thyroid stimulating hormone.

List of endocrine diseases

Adrenal disorders

Glucose homeostasis disorders

Calcium homeostasis disorders and Metabolic bone disease

Pituitary gland disorders

Posterior pituitary

Anterior pituitary

Sex hormone disorders

Tumours of the endocrine glands not mentioned elsewhere

See also separate organs

History

Timme's syndrome is a historical term for pluriglandular disease ( disease involving a number of endocrine organs ) first described in 1919.[1]

See also

  • Endocrinology
  • Wikipedia:MeSH C19
  • ICD-10 Chapter IV: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
  • List of ICD-9 codes 240-279: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders

References

  1. ^ "Columbia University Health Sciences Library Archives & Special Collections". http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/archives/findingaids/timme.html. 

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(A/B, 001–139)
(C/D,
140–239 &
279–289)
Cancer (C00–D48, 140–239)
Myeloid hematologic (D50–D77, 280–289)
Lymphoid immune (D80–D89, 279)
Immunodeficiency · Immunoproliferative disorder · Hypersensitivity
(E, 240–278)
(F, 290–319)
(G, 320–359)
(H, 360–389)
(I, 390–459)
(J, 460–519)
(K, 520–579)
(L, 680–709)
(M, 710–739)
(N, 580–629)
(O, 630–679)
(P, 760–779)
(Q, 740–759)
(R, 780–799)
(S/T, 800–999)

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