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Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little of these hormones. Cushing's Syndrome Common symptoms of Cushing's syndrome (due to an adrenal, pituitary, or ectopic tumor) can include:
Most adrenal gland tumors—abnormal growths on the adrenal glands—are not cancerous. They often do not cause symptoms or require treatment. However, adrenal gland tumors can produce a variety of different hormones, leading hormone levels to get too high. Adrenal tumors can cause:
To diagnose an adrenal gland tumor, a health care provider may order one or more tests. 3 Blood and urine tests help measure the amount of adrenal hormones, which can detect a functional tumor. A computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan may be useful in diagnosing an adrenal gland tumor and determining ...
Health care providers use a variety of surgical and medical treatments for adrenal gland disorders. These include 1: Surgery to remove tumors in the adrenal gland or, when appropriate, surgery to remove the one or both of the adrenal glands; Minimally invasive surgery performed through the nostrils to remove tumors in the pituitary gland
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), refers to a group of genetic disorders that affect the adrenal glands, which sit atop the kidneys and release hormones the body needs to function. CAH creates imbalances in these hormones, which cause a wide range of symptoms in infants, children, and adults.
In this type of CAH, the adrenal glands make too little aldosterone, causing the body to be unable to retain enough sodium (salt). Too much sodium is lost in urine (thus the name, "salt-wasting"). If undiagnosed, symptoms of classic salt-wasting CAH appear within days or weeks of birth and, in some cases, death occurs.
Adrenal gland disorders are caused by problems with one or both adrenal glands or by problems with other glands, such as the pituitary gland.Specific disorders can develop when the adrenal glands produce too few or too many hormones, or when too many hormones are introduced from an outside source.1
CAH refers to a group of genetic disorders that affect the adrenal glands. These glands sit on top of the kidneys and release hormones the body needs to function. CAH is caused by three disturbances: Too little cortisol (pronounced KAWR-tuh-sawl). The adrenal glands of infants born with CAH cannot make enough of the hormone cortisol.
Severe hypothyroidism, in which the thyroid gland secretes abnormally low levels of hormones; Disorders of the adrenal gland, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Exposure of the child to medicines or creams that contain estrogens or androgens; Delayed Puberty
CAH refers to a group of genetic disorders that affect the adrenal glands. These glands sit on top of the kidneys and release hormones the body needs to function. CAH is caused by three disturbances: Too little cortisol (pronounced KAWR-tuh-sawl). The adrenal glands of infants born with CAH cannot make enough of the hormone cortisol.