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Degenerative & Auto-immuneStates

Addison's Disease

Synonym: bronze disease or melanoderma

The destruction of the adrenal glands characterizes this disease by profound asthenia, hypotension, gastric and lumbar pain.

Previously a consequence of tuberculosis, today it is most often of autoimmune origin and certain forms are of genetic origin. The disease begins insidiously with a state of increasing physical and psychological fatigue.

A tan coloring of the skin (melanoderma) manifests itself especially on the exposed parts and on the normally very pigmented areas. There is hypoglycemia, a drop in blood pressure and weight loss.

The plasma cortisol level is collapsed.

Hyperkalemia is found in Addison's disease

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