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Late-onset isolated ACTH deficiency
Disease definition
Late-onset isolated ACTH deficiency is a rare, acquired, pituitary hormone deficiency characterized by secondary adrenal insufficiency, with normal secretion of anterior pituitary hormones, except for ACTH. Patients present with weakness, fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, vomiting/nausea, hypoglycemia, and abnormally low serum ACTH and cortisol levels. Association with autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis has been described.
ORPHA:199299
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s): -
- Prevalence: -
- Inheritance: Not applicable
- Age of onset: Adult
- ICD-10: E23.6
- ICD-11: 5A61.0
- OMIM: -
- UMLS: C4751433
- MeSH: -
- GARD: -
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2018) Français (2018) Italiano (2018) Nederlands (2018) Polski ()
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- Clinical practice guidelines
- Deutsch (2014) - AWMF


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