The diseases caused by either the deficiency or excessive of hormones is known as endocrine diseases.
The branch of medicine that studies the endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology.
The following table illustrates the endocrine diseases −
Glucose Homeostasis Disorders | ||
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Diseases | Types | Result |
Diabetes Mellitus | Type 1 Diabetes | Increases sugar levels |
Type 2 Diabetes | ||
Gestational Diabetes | ||
Hypoglycemia | Idiopathic hypoglycemia | Decreases sugar level (below normal) |
Insulinoma | ||
Glucagonoma | Cause: Because of the overproduction of glucagon hormone | tumor of the pancreas |
Thyroid Disorders | ||
Goiter | Cause: deficiency of iodine | swelling of the neck or larynx |
Hyperthyroidism (excessive production of thyroid hormone) | Graves-Basedow disease | Muscle weakness, sleeping problems, diarrhea, weight loss, etc. |
Toxic multinodular goitre | ||
Hypothyroidism | ||
(low release of thyroid hormone) | Poor ability to tolerate cold, a feeling of tiredness, constipation, depression, and weight gain | |
Thyroiditis | Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | Inflammation of the thyroid gland |
Thyroid cancer | Nodule in the thyroid region of the neck | |
Metabolic Bone Disease | ||
Parathyroid gland disorders | Primary hyperparathyroidism | Alterations in the blood calcium levels and bone metabolism |
Secondary hyperparathyroidism | ||
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism | ||
Hypoparathyroidism | ||
Osteoporosis | Bone weakness | |
Paget's disease of bone | Weakening of bones | |
Rickets and Osteomalacia | Child disease (because of vitamin D deficiency) | |
Pituitary Gland Disorders | ||
Diabetes insipidus | Excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely dilute urine | |
Hypopituitarism | ||
Pituitary tumors | Pituitary adenomas | |
Prolactinoma | ||
Acromegaly | ||
Cushing's disease | ||
Sex Hormone Disorders | ||
Intersex disorders | Hermaphroditism | |
Gonadal dysgenesis | ||
Androgen insensitivity syndromes | ||
Genetic and chromosomal disorders | Kallmann syndrome | |
Klinefelter syndrome | ||
Turner syndrome | ||
Acquired disorders | Ovarian failure | |
Testicular failure | ||
Disorders of Puberty | Delayed puberty | |
Precocious puberty | ||
Menstrual function or fertility disorders | Amenorrhea | |
Polycystic ovary syndrome |