Endocrine Diseases – Biology Notes – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
অন্তঃস্রাবজনিত রোগ – জীববিজ্ঞান নোট – WBCS পরীক্ষা।
Introduction
- The diseases caused by either the deficiency or excessive of hormones is known as endocrine diseases.Continue Reading Endocrine Diseases – Biology Notes – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
- The branch of medicine that studies the endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology.
The List of Endocrine Diseases
- 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 |
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