Important Hormonal Diseases

Diseases = Causes

1. Acromegaly = Due to hyperecretion of growth hormone or S.T.H in audlt from anterior lobe of pituitary.
2. Adrenal virilism = Due to hypersecretion of androgen from adrenal corex.
3. Addison's diseases = Due to hyposecretion of Glucocorticoids from adrenal cortex.
4. Dwarfism = Due to hyposecretion of S.T.H or G.H. in children.
5. Cretinism = Due to hyposecretion of thyroxin in children from thyroid gland.
6. Cushing's syndrome = Due to hyper secretion of glucocorticoids
7. Diabetes insipidus or Polyuria insipida = Due to Hyposecretion of A.D.H. or vasopressin from posterior lobe of pitutary.
8. Diabetes mellitus = Due to Hyposecretion of Insulin from Islets of Langerhans.
9. Goitre = Due to Hyposecretion of thyroxin from thyroid.
10. Grave's disease or Exophthalmic goitre or Basedow's disease = Due to Hypersecretion of thyroxin from thyroid.
11. Hashimoto's disease = Due to Hyposecretion of thyroxin from thyroid.
12. Myxedema = Due to Hyposecretion of thyroxin from thyroid.
13. Plummer's disease = Due to Hypersecretion of thyroxin from thyroid.
14. Tetany = Due to Hyposecretion of parathormone from parathyroid.