Month: February 2019

What is Adrenogenital Syndrome? Adrenogenital syndrome is a group of autosomal recessively inherited disorders of corticosteroid synthesis. More than 90% of all cases of adrenogenital syndrome are due to a 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Causes of Adrenogenital

What is Adiposogenital Dystrophy (Perchkranz – Babinsky – Frohlich Disease)? The disease is characterized by a combination of obesity and hypogenitalism. As an independent disease, it can be considered only if symptoms develop in childhood.

What is Addisonic Crisis? Acute insufficiency of the adrenal cortex (addisonic crisis) is a comatose state resulting from a sharp decrease in the production of hormones by the adrenal cortex (all of these, except for