Question 1

what exactly is addison disease?

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Adrenal cortex: The adrenal cortex makes lots of hormones. Very important are cortisol and aldosterone which help maintain life and salt balance. Addison's disease is usually an autoimmune attack against the cortex rendering it unable to make these hormones anymore. Patients often have a bronzed look. Hydrocortisone replacement is a lifesaving necessity.

Question 2

could anxiety lead to addison disease?

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No: Emotions do not cause addison's disease, and most likely, the cause is secondary to some organic problem such as tuberculosis or underlying endocrinological dysfnctn.  Start with a local endocrinology specialist, uncover causation, and get appropriate therapy!

Question 3

why is baby born with addison disease?

Accepted Answer

Genetic causes: Sorry to hear your baby has addison's. There are several different forms, some more serious than others, & the cause depends on what type of addison's, but generally it is caused by genetic problems from one or both parents or a genetic mutation that occurred early in development. Though the language is rather technical, see http://emedicine.Medscape.Com/article/919077-overview#aw2aab6b2b3aa.

Question 4

why is fourth baby born with addison disease and other children healthy, ?

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Genetic differences: Every child is different- so one may have blue eyes, the another brown, some tall, some short etc. A baby with addison's has a genetic cause- it got genes that the others didn't or had a mutation early in its development. There are many forms of addison's; some are relatively easy to treat, so i hope your baby's form is one of less serious forms. President kennedy & other notables had addison's.

Question 5

what is addison disease in dogs and can it affect humans?

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Adrenal insufficency: Adrenal insufficiency in dogs is not contageous to humans.  When a dog's adrenal cortex doesn't work, the dog makes less cortisol.  In humans, adrenal insufficiency isn't particularly common and is usually the result of autoimmune disease in this country.  The result is also low cortisol. If your pet has adrenal insufficiency, you don't need to worry about contracting it from your dog.

Question 6

what causes addison disease? is it something one can do to themselves?

Accepted Answer

Addison's disease: Addison's disease cause damage to the adrenal gland The cause may be due to an autoimmune process causing adrenal insuffiency

Question 7

how to prevent addison disease?

Accepted Answer

You can't: It's a destructive disease of the adrenal cortex, which in the us, is usually autoimmune in nature.  Other causes exist as well.

Question 8

is adrenal insufficiency the same as addison's disease?

Accepted Answer

Not exactly: Addison's disease is one very specific cause of adrenal insufficiency, in which the immune system makes antibodies directed at adrenal proteins which end up destroying the adrenal glands. There are many other causes of adrenal insufficiency including bleeding or infection of the adrenals glands, destruction from cancers that have spread there, or failure of the pituitary to stimulate the adrenals.

Question 9

what is primary adrenal insufficiency (addisons disease)?

Accepted Answer

Adrenal cortex: The adrenal cortex makes lots of hormones. Very important are cortisol and aldosterone which help maintain life and salt balance. Addison's disease is caused by adrenal cortex damage rendering it unable to make these hormones anymore, mostly autoimmune cause in us. Patients often have a bronzed look. Hydrocortisone replacement is a lifesaving necessity. Fludrocortisone may also become necessary.

Question 10

is it true that addisons disease and adrenal insufficiency are the same?

Accepted Answer

Addison: Addison disease is the decreased function of the adrenal gland with decreased level of aldosterone.

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