Addison's disease
adrenal cortical hypofunction that is characterized by insufficient steroid hormone production by the adrenal glands
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Addison's disease
Summary
Addison's disease is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Addison's disease's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[3].
- Addison's disease's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- Thomas Addison is named after Addison's disease[5].
- Addison's disease is a type of adrenal cortical hypofunction[6].
- Addison's disease is a type of endocrine system disease[7].
- Addison's disease is a type of female reproductive system disease[8].
- Addison's disease is a type of kidney disease[9].
- Addison's disease is a type of male reproductive system disease[10].
- Addison's disease is a type of disease[11].
- Addison's disease's Commons category is recorded as Addison's disease[12].
- Addison's disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as fatigue[13].
- Addison's disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as anorexia[14].
- Addison's disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle weakness[15].
- Addison's disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as weight loss[16].
- Addison's disease's symptoms and signs is recorded as abdominal pain[17].
- Addison's disease's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/44[18].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[22].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- Addison's disease's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[25].
- Addison's disease's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 255.41[26].
- Addison's disease's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C26689[27].
Why It Matters
Addison's disease ranks in the top 8% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]