Diseases
05 Jan 2005
Grave's disease
Grave's diease is an autoimmune disorder which affects hormone production in the thyroid gland. It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Children's health
30 Dec 2004
Diabetic eye disease: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a sight-threatening eye disease characterised by neovascularisation, the abnormal growth of blood vessels, in the eye.
Diseases
07 Jan 2004
Pituitary infarction (pituitary tumour apoplexy)
Pituitary infarction refers to bleeding into the pituitary gland, usually into a tumour. It causes sudden headache and vomiting and is potentially fatal.
Diseases
07 Jan 2004
Diabetes insipidus: Central
Central diabetes insipidus involves inadequate production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which regulates water in the body, by the pituitary gland.
Diseases
07 Jan 2004
Diabetes insipidus: Nephrogenic
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder of the kidneys. They are unable to conserve water due to abnormal response to antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Diseases
06 Jan 2004
Sheehan's syndrome (postpartum hypopituitarism; postpartum pituitary insufficiency)
Sheehan's syndrome or postpartum hypopituitarism refers to reduced hormone secretion from the pituitary gland due to blood loss in childbirth.
Diseases
02 Jan 2004
Testosterone deficiency (primary hypogonadism; secondary hypogonadism; hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism)
Testosterone deficiency or male hypogonadism is a condition in which a man produces abnormally low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Chromaffin tumours (phaeochromocytoma)
Chromaffin tumours, or phaeochromocytoma of the adrenal gland, affect hormone production. About 10% are cancerous. Treatment involves surgery.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Pituitary dwarfism (growth hormone deficiency, panhypopituitarism)
Pituitary dwarfism or panhypopituitarism is a growth hormone deficiency that causes children to be abnormally short, with otherwise normal body proportions.
