Addison's disease
adrenal cortical hypofunction that is characterized by insufficient steroid hormone production by the adrenal glands
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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 (15,011 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Named after: Thomas Addison[4]
- Subclass of: adrenal cortical hypofunction[5], endocrine system disease[6], female reproductive system disease[7], kidney disease[8], male reproductive system disease[9], disease[10]
- Commons category: Addison's disease[11]
- Symptoms and signs: fatigue[12], anorexia[13], muscle weakness[14], weight loss[15], abdominal pain[16]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/44[17]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Otto's encyclopedia[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[24]
- ICD-9-CM: 255.41[25]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C26689[26]
- Health specialty: endocrinology[27]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: dexamethasone[28], fludrocortisone[29]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_13774[30], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:13774[31], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0008207[32], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_85138[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[34]
Why It Matters
Addison's disease has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]