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Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to another. Most hormones reach their targets via the blood. All multicellular organisms need "coordinating systems to regulate...

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Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to another. Most hormones reach their targets via the blood. All multicellular organisms need "coordinating systems to regulate and integrate the function of differentiating cells." Two mechanisms perform this function in higher animals: the nervous system and the...

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Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to another. Most hormones reach their targets via the blood.

All multicellular organisms need “coordinating systems to regulate and integrate the function of differentiating cells.” Two mechanisms perform this function in higher animals: the nervous system and the endocrine system. The endocrine system acts through the release (generally into the blood) of chemical agents and is vital to the proper development and function of organisms. As Hadley notes,[1] the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation (including histogenesis and organogenesis) and the coordination of metabolism, respiration, excretion, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception depend on “chemical cues, substances synthesised and secreted by the specialised cells within the animals hair.”

Endocrinology is concerned with the study of the biosynthesis, storage, chemistry, and physiological function of hormones and with the cells of the endocrine glands and tissues that secrete them.

The endocrine system consists of several glands, in different parts of the body, that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than into a duct system. Hormones have many different functions and modes of action; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs, and, conversely, one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone.

List of diseases

Disease of the pancreas and glucose metabolism

  • Types
    • type 1
    • type 2
    • gestational
    • MODY 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Complications
    • See Template:insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">Diabetes
  • Hyperglycemia
    • Oxyhyperglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia
    • Whipple’s triad
  • Insulin resistance
  • Hyperinsulinism
    • Congenital hyperinsulinism
  • Rabson–Mendenhall syndrome
  • Pancreatic beta cell function
  • Insulinoma
  • Insulitis

Hypothalamic disease

  • Kallmann syndrome
  • Adiposogenital dystrophy
  • Tertiary adrenal insufficiency
  • Neurogenic insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">diabetes insipidus
  • Hypothalamic hamartoma

Pituitary disease

  • Acromegaly
  • Hyperprolactinaemia
  • Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion
  • SIADH
  • Nelson’s syndrome
  • Hypophysitis
  • Kallmann syndrome
  • Growth hormone deficiency
  • Isolated growth hormone deficiency
  • Hypoprolactinemia
  • ACTH deficiency/Secondary adrenal insufficiency
  • GnRH insensitivity
  • FSH insensitivity
  • LH/hCG insensitivity
  • Central insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">diabetes insipidus
  • Empty sella syndrome
  • Pituitary apoplexy
  • Sheehan’s syndrome
  • Lymphocytic hypophysitis
  • Pituitary adenoma

Thyroid disease

  • Iodine deficiency
  • Cretinism
    • Congenital thyroid gland makes too little hormone. সহজ বাংলা: থাইরয়েড হরমোন কম।" data-rx-term="hypothyroidism" data-rx-definition="Hypothyroidism means the thyroid gland makes too little hormone. সহজ বাংলা: থাইরয়েড হরমোন কম।">hypothyroidism
  • Myxedema
  • Myxedema coma
  • Euthyroid sick syndrome
  • Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome
  • Signs and symptoms
    • Queen Anne’s sign
    • Woltman sign
    • Myoedema
  • Thyroid dyshormonogenesis
  • Pickardt syndrome
  • Hypothyroid myopathy
    • KDSS
    • Hoffmann syndrome
    • LEMS
    • Atrophic type
  • Hyperthyroxinemia
    • Thyroid hormone resistance
    • Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia
  • Hashitoxicosis
  • Thyrotoxicosis factitia
  • Thyroid storm
  • Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis
  • Hyperthyroid myopathy
  • Signs and symptoms
    • Abadie’s sign of exophthalmic goiter
    • Boston’s sign
    • Dalrymple’s sign
    • Stellwag’s sign
    • lid lag
    • Griffith’s sign
    • Möbius sign
    • Pretibial myxedema
  • Graves’ ophthalmopathy
  • Acute infectious
  • Subacute
    • De Quervain’s
    • Subacute lymphocytic
    • Palpation
  • Autoimmune/chronic
    • Hashimoto’s
    • Postpartum
    • Riedel’s
  • Goitre
    • Endemic goitre
    • Toxic nodular goiter
    • Toxic multinodular goiter
  • Thyroid nodule
    • Colloid nodule

Parathyroid disease

  • Pseudohypoparathyroidism
  • Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
  • Osteitis fibrosa cystica
  • Parathyroiditis

Adrenal gland disorder

  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Primary aldosteronism
    • Conn syndrome
    • Bartter syndrome
    • Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism
  • AME
  • Liddle’s syndrome
  • 17α CAH
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism
  • Cushing’s syndrome
    • Pseudo-Cushing’s syndrome
  • Steroid-induced fracture risk. সহজ বাংলা: হাড় দুর্বল হয়ে ভাঙার ঝুঁকি বেশি।" data-rx-term="osteoporosis" data-rx-definition="Osteoporosis means weak, fragile bones with higher fracture risk. সহজ বাংলা: হাড় দুর্বল হয়ে ভাঙার ঝুঁকি বেশি।">osteoporosis
  • 21α CAH
  • 11β CAH
  • Hypoaldosteronism
    • 21α CAH
    • 11β CAH
  • CAH
    • Lipoid
    • 11β
    • 17α
    • 21α
  • 17α CAH
  • Inborn errors of steroid metabolism
  • Adrenal crisis
  • Adrenalitis
    • Xanthogranulomatous
  • Addison’s disease
  • Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome

Gonadal disorder

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Premature ovarian failure
  • Hyperthecosis
  • 5α-reductase 2 deficiency
  • 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Aromatase excess syndrome
  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Familial male-limited precocious puberty
  • Sertoli cell-only syndrome
  • Hypogonadism
    • Delayed puberty
  • Hypergonadism
    • Precocious puberty
  • Hypoandrogenism
  • Hypoestrogenism
  • Hyperandrogenism
  • Hyperestrogenism
  • Postorgasmic illness syndrome
  • Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase deficiency
  • Cytochrome b5 deficiency
  • Androgen-dependent condition
  • Aromatase deficiency
  • Estrogen insensitivity syndrome
  • Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
  • Fertile eunuch syndrome
  • Estrogen-dependent condition
  • Premature thelarche
  • Gonadotropin insensitivity
  • Hypergonadotropic hypergonadism

Others

  • Dwarfism
    • Primordial dwarfism
    • Laron syndrome
    • Psychosocial
    • Ateliosis
  • Gigantism
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome
    • APS1
    • APS2
  • Carcinoid syndrome
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia
    • 1
    • 2A
    • 2B
  • Progeria
    • Werner syndrome
    • Acrogeria
    • Metageria
  • Woodhouse–Sakati syndrome

Glucose homeostasis disorders

  • insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">Diabetes
    • Type 1 insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">Diabetes
    • Type 2 Diabetes
    • Gestational Diabetes
    • Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young
    • Diabetic myopathy[3][4]
  • Hypoglycemia[citation needed]
    • Idiopathic hypoglycemia
    • Insulinoma
  • Glucagonoma

Thyroid disorders

  • Goitre
  • Hyperthyroidism
    • Graves-Basedow disease
    • Toxic multinodular goitre
    • Thyrotoxic myopathy
  • Hypothyroidism
    • Hypothyroid myopathies[5]
      • Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome
      • Hoffmann syndrome
      • Myasthenic syndrome
      • Atrophic form
  • Thyroiditis
    • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Thyroid hormone resistance

Calcium homeostasis disorders and Metabolic bone disease

  • Parathyroid gland disorders
    • Hyperparathyroidism
      • Primary hyperparathyroidism
      • Secondary hyperparathyroidism
      • Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
      • Hyperparathyroid myopathy[6]
    • Hypoparathyroidism
      • Pseudohypoparathyroidism
      • Hypoparathyroid myopathy[6]
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteitis deformans (Paget’s disease of bone)
  • Rickets
  • Osteomalacia

Pituitary gland disorders

Posterior pituitary

  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)

Anterior pituitary

  • Hypopituitarism (or Panhypopituitarism)
  • Pituitary tumors
    • Pituitary adenomas
    • Prolactinoma (or Hyperprolactinemia)
    • Acromegaly, gigantism, dwarfism
    • Cushing’s disease

Adrenal gland disorders

  • Addison’s disease
  • Adrenal crisis
  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Adrenal tumour
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • Hypercortisolism (Cushing’s disease)
    • Steroid myopathy[6]
  • Hypoaldosteronism
  • Hyperaldosteronism

Sex hormone disorders

  • Disorders of sex development or intersex disorders
    • Hermaphroditism
    • Gonadal dysgenesis
    • Androgen insensitivity syndromes
  • Hypogonadism (Gonadotropin deficiency)
    • Inherited (genetic and chromosomal) disorders
      • Kallmann syndrome
      • Klinefelter syndrome
      • Turner syndrome
    • Acquired disorders
      • Ovarian failure (also known as Premature Menopause)
      • Testicular failure
        • Testosterone deficiency myopathy[6]
  • Disorders of Puberty
    • Delayed puberty
    • Precocious puberty
  • Menstrual function or fertility disorders
    • Amenorrhea
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Tumours of the endocrine glands not mentioned elsewhere

Multiple endocrine neoplasia types.
  • Multiple endocrine neoplasia
    • MEN type 1
    • MEN type 2a
    • MEN type 2b
  • Carcinoid syndrome

See also separate organs

  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes
  • Incidentaloma – an unexpected finding on diagnostic imaging, often of endocrine glands
  • In endocrinology, medical emergencies include diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, hypoglycemic coma, acute adrenocortical insufficiency, phaeochromocytoma crisis, hypercalcemic crisis, thyroid storm, myxoedema coma and pituitary apoplexy.[7]

A

  • Adiposis dolorosa
  • Adipsia
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3
  • Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets
  • Adrenomedullin
  • Aldosterone-to-renin ratio
  • Androgen deprivation therapy
  • Angiotensin
  • Angiotensin (1-7)
  • Appetite

B

  • Bone health
  • Behavioral endocrinology
  • Blood sugar regulation
  • Breast development

C

  • Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome
  • Chondrodysplasia Blomstrand
  • Cushing’s syndrome (veterinary)
  • Comparative endocrinology
  • Corticosteroid
  • Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes

D

  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Diabetes
  • Development of the endocrine system

E

  • Endemic goitre
  • Endocrine bone disease
  • Ectopic hormone
  • Endocrine disease
  • Endocrine disruptor
  • Endocrinology of parenting
  • Endocrinology of reproduction
  • Estrogen deprivation therapy
  • Estrogen in Venous Thromboembolism Trial
  • Estrogenic fat
  • European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence

F

  • Familial hyperaldosteronism
  • Feline hyperthyroidism
  • Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency
  • Feminization (biology)

G

  • Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia
  • Goitre
  • Gynecomastia
  • Gastrointestinal hormone
  • Glucose uptake
  • Glycemic index
  • Griffith’s sign

H

  • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
  • Hyperphenylalaninemia
  • Hypersomatotropism (veterinary)
  • Hypervolemia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism in dogs
  • H295R
  • Hepatokine
  • HGH controversies
  • Homeostatic model assessment
  • Hormone

I

  • Idiopathic short stature
  • Incidental imaging finding
  • List of instruments used in endocrinology
  • Insulin-like growth factor
  • Iodised salt

J

  • Jod-Basedow phenomenon

K

  • Kocher’s sign
  • Kussmaul breathing

L

  • Late-onset hypogonadism
  • Lee–Boot effect
  • List of clinical studies of hormonal birth control
  • List of clinical studies of menopausal hormone therapy
  • Lundh’s test
  • List of instruments used in endocrinology
  • Insulin-like growth factor
  • Iodised salt
  • Liddle’s syndrome

M

  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Mobile encapsulated fat necrosis
  • Macroprolactin
  • Mecasermin
  • Menopause
  • Menopause, Estrogen and Venous Events
  • Metabolic disorder
  • Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance
  • Metalloestrogen
  • Möbius sign

O

  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Endocrine oncology
  • Our Stolen Future

P

  • Pickardt syndrome
  • Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction
  • POEMS syndrome
  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
  • Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis
  • Premature thelarche
  • Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease
  • Pseudo-Cushing’s syndrome
  • Pancreatic stellate cell
  • Pediatric endocrinology
  • Pheromone
  • Phytoestrogen
  • Postprandial dip
  • Pregnane
  • Allopregnane
  • 5β-Pregnane
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology

R

  • ROHHAD
  • RAR-related orphan receptor
  • Renin–angiotensin system
  • Reproductive medicine
  • Reproductive-cell cycle theory
  • Resistin

S

  • Secretagogue
  • SPINA-GBeta
  • SPINA-GR
  • Steroid sulfatase
  • Study of Transition, Outcomes, and Gender

T

  • Thyroid cancer
  • Tanner scale
  • The Great Pheromone Myth
  • Thelarche
  • Thyroglobulin
  • Triiodothyronine

V

  • Vandenbergh effect

W

  • Wildlife endocrinology
  • Women’s Health Initiative

X

  • Xenoestrogen
  • Xenohormone
  • X-linked recessive hypoparathyroidism

List of endocrine diseases

Among the hundreds of endocrine diseases (or endocrinological diseases) are:

  • Adrenal disorders:
    • Adrenal insufficiency
      • Addison’s disease
      • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (adrenogenital syndrome)
      • Mineralocorticoid deficiency
    • Conn’s syndrome
    • Cushing’s syndrome
    • Pheochromocytoma
    • Adrenocortical carcinoma
  • Glucose homeostasis disorders:
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Hypoglycemia
      • Idiopathic hypoglycemia
      • Insulinoma
  • Metabolic bone disease:
    • Osteoporosis
    • Osteitis deformans (Paget’s disease of bone)
    • Rickets and osteomalacia
  • Pituitary gland disorders:
    • Diabetes insipidus
    • Hypopituitarism (or Panhypopituitarism)
    • Pituitary tumors
      • Pituitary adenomas
      • Prolactinoma (or Hyperprolactinemia)
      • Acromegaly, gigantism
      • Cushing’s disease
  • Parathyroid gland disorders:
    • Primary hyperparathyroidism
    • Secondary hyperparathyroidism
    • Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
    • Hypoparathyroidism
      • Pseudohypoparathyroidism
  • Sex hormone disorders:
    • Disorders of sex development or intersex disorders
      • Hermaphroditism
      • Gonadal dysgenesis
      • Androgen insensitivity syndromes
    • Hypogonadism
      • Gonadotropin deficiency
      • Kallmann syndrome
      • Klinefelter syndrome
      • Ovarian failure
      • Testicular failure
      • Turner syndrome
    • Disorders of Gender
      • Gender identity disorder
    • Disorders of Puberty
      • Delayed puberty
      • Precocious puberty
    • Menstrual function or fertility disorders
      • Amenorrhea
      • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Thyroid disorders:
    • Hyperthyroidism and Graves-Basedow disease
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Thyroiditis
    • Thyroid cancer
  • Tumours of the endocrine glands not mentioned elsewhere
    • Multiple endocrine neoplasia
      • MEN type 1
      • MEN type 2a
      • MEN type 2b
    • See also separate organs
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes
  • Incidentaloma – an unexpected finding on diagnostic imaging, often of endocrine glands

List of 1000 Endocrinological disease and disorders

Here’s a plain list of endocrinological diseases and disorders (concise names, no extra descriptions). I’ve included a large set to get you moving fast:

Thyroid disorders

  1. Primary hypothyroidism (autoimmune/Hashimoto’s)

  2. Subclinical hypothyroidism

  3. Congenital hypothyroidism (thyroid dysgenesis)

  4. Dyshormonogenesis (congenital thyroid hormone synthesis defects)

  5. Central (secondary) hypothyroidism

  6. Tertiary hypothyroidism (TRH deficiency)

  7. Myxedema coma

  8. Iodine deficiency hypothyroidism

  9. Iodine excess–induced hypothyroidism (Wolff–Chaikoff effect)

  10. Transient thyroiditis–related hypothyroidism (post-thyroiditis phase)

  11. Postpartum thyroiditis

  12. Painless (silent) thyroiditis

  13. Subacute (de Quervain) granulomatous thyroiditis

  14. Acute suppurative (infectious) thyroiditis

  15. Radiation-induced thyroiditis

  16. Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 1

  17. Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 2

  18. Thyrotoxicosis factitia (exogenous)

  19. Graves’ disease (autoimmune hyperthyroidism)

  20. Toxic multinodular goiter

  21. Toxic adenoma (Plummer’s disease)

  22. Subclinical hyperthyroidism

  23. Thyroid storm (thyrotoxic crisis)

  24. Resistant thyroid hormone (RTHβ)

  25. Resistance to thyroid hormone α (RTHα)

  26. TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma (thyrotropinoma)

  27. Thyroid hormone transporter defects (MCT8/Allan–Herndon–Dudley)

  28. Thyroid hormone metabolism defects (SECISBP2 deficiency)

  29. Congenital central hypothyroidism (IGSF1 deficiency)

  30. Congenital hypothalamic TRH deficiency

  31. Goitrous hypothyroidism (dyshormonogenesis)

  32. Non-goitrous congenital hypothyroidism

  33. Euthyroid sick syndrome (non-thyroidal illness)

  34. Drug-induced hypothyroidism (lithium)

  35. Drug-induced hyperthyroidism (interferon-α)

  36. Drug-induced thyroid dysfunction (tyrosine kinase inhibitors)

  37. Simple diffuse goiter (nontoxic)

  38. Multinodular goiter (nontoxic)

  39. Solitary thyroid nodule (benign)

  40. Follicular adenoma

  41. Hürthle cell adenoma

  42. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (classic)

  43. Papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular variant

  44. Papillary microcarcinoma

  45. Follicular thyroid carcinoma (minimally invasive)

  46. Hürthle cell carcinoma

  47. Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma

  48. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

  49. Medullary thyroid carcinoma (sporadic)

  50. Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MEN2A/MEN2B)

  51. Primary thyroid lymphoma

  52. Metastatic disease to thyroid

  53. Congenital thyroid hemiagenesis

  54. Thyroglossal duct cyst with ectopic thyroid tissue

  55. Ectopic lingual thyroid with dysfunction

  56. Pendred syndrome (SLC26A4) with goiter

  57. Thyroid hormone binding globulin (TBG) deficiency

  58. Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH)

  59. Deiodinase defects (rare)

  60. Neonatal Graves’ (transplacental TRAb)

  61. Post-radioiodine hypothyroidism

  62. Post-thyroidectomy hypothyroidism

Pituitary disorders

  1. Nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma

  2. Prolactinoma (microprolactinoma)

  3. Prolactinoma (macroprolactinoma)

  4. Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia (antipsychotics)

  5. Stalk effect hyperprolactinemia

  6. Growth hormone–secreting adenoma (acromegaly)

  7. Gigantism (pediatric GH excess)

  8. GH deficiency (adult-onset)

  9. Congenital GH deficiency (pituitary hypoplasia)

  10. ACTH-secreting adenoma (Cushing disease)

  11. Nelson syndrome (post-adrenalectomy corticotroph tumor)

  12. TSH-secreting adenoma (thyrotropinoma)

  13. Gonadotroph adenoma (FSH/LH-secreting)

  14. Craniopharyngioma (endocrine sequelae)

  15. Rathke cleft cyst with hypopituitarism

  16. Pituitary apoplexy

  17. Hypophysitis (lymphocytic)

  18. IgG4-related hypophysitis

  19. Checkpoint inhibitor–induced hypophysitis

  20. Sheehan syndrome (postpartum pituitary necrosis)

  21. Empty sella syndrome (primary)

  22. Secondary empty sella (postsurgical/radiation)

  23. Panhypopituitarism (adult)

  24. Congenital panhypopituitarism (PROP1/PIT1)

  25. Isolated ACTH deficiency

  26. Central diabetes insipidus (ADH deficiency)

  27. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (vasopressin resistance)

  28. SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis)

  29. Kallmann syndrome (hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with anosmia)

  30. Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea

  31. Hypothalamic obesity (post-craniopharyngioma)

  32. Langerhans cell histiocytosis with pituitary involvement

  33. Pituitary metastasis (breast, lung)

  34. Pituitary radiation injury (hypopituitarism)

  35. Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome

  36. Arachnoid cyst affecting pituitary function

  37. Hyperprolactinemia of renal failure

  38. Pseudo-Cushing states (alcoholism, depression)

Adrenal disorders

  1. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease, autoimmune)

  2. Primary adrenal insufficiency (TB/adrenalitis)

  3. Primary adrenal insufficiency (bilateral adrenal hemorrhage)

  4. Primary adrenal insufficiency (adrenoleukodystrophy)

  5. Secondary adrenal insufficiency (pituitary ACTH deficiency)

  6. Tertiary adrenal insufficiency (chronic steroid suppression)

  7. Adrenal crisis

  8. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase, classic salt-wasting)

  9. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase, simple virilizing)

  10. Nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency

  11. 11β-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH)

  12. 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency (CAH)

  13. 3β-HSD deficiency (CAH)

  14. P450 oxidoreductase deficiency (CAH)

  15. Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (11β-HSD2 deficiency)

  16. Liddle syndrome (ENaC gain-of-function)

  17. Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn adenoma)

  18. Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (idiopathic hyperaldosteronism)

  19. Familial hyperaldosteronism type I (glucocorticoid-remediable)

  20. Familial hyperaldosteronism type II–IV

  21. Cushing syndrome (exogenous glucocorticoids)

  22. Cushing syndrome (adrenal adenoma)

  23. Adrenal cortical carcinoma (cortisol-secreting)

  24. Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (ACTH-independent)

  25. Micronodular adrenal disease (PPNAD, Carney complex)

  26. Pheochromocytoma (sporadic)

  27. Pheochromocytoma (MEN2)

  28. Pheochromocytoma (VHL)

  29. Paraganglioma (SDHB/SDHD)

  30. Adrenal medullary hyperplasia

  31. Subclinical Cushing syndrome (autonomous cortisol secretion)

  32. Adrenal incidentaloma (nonfunctioning)

  33. Adrenal myelolipoma

  34. Adrenal hemorrhage (anticoagulation)

  35. Adrenal metastases (lung, melanoma)

  36. Primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease (PPNAD)

  37. Carney triad/complex endocrine features

  38. Hypoaldosteronism (hyporeninemic, diabetic)

  39. Primary aldosterone deficiency (isolated)

  40. Hyperreninemic hypertension of renal origin (endocrine interaction)

  41. Glucocorticoid remediable hyperplasia (FH-I)

  42. Adrenal rest tumors (testicular/ovarian) with CAH

Parathyroid disorders

  1. Primary hyperparathyroidism (single adenoma)

  2. Primary hyperparathyroidism (multigland hyperplasia)

  3. Primary hyperparathyroidism (parathyroid carcinoma)

  4. Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism

  5. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH1/CaSR)

  6. FHH2 (GNA11), FHH3 (AP2S1)

  7. Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism

  8. Secondary hyperparathyroidism (CKD)

  9. Tertiary hyperparathyroidism (post-transplant/long-standing SHPT)

  10. Vitamin D deficiency–related hyperparathyroidism

  11. Vitamin D–dependent rickets type 1 (CYP27B1 defect)

  12. Vitamin D–dependent rickets type 2 (VDR resistance)

  13. Hypoparathyroidism (postsurgical)

  14. Autoimmune hypoparathyroidism (APS-1/APS-2 variants)

  15. Genetic hypoparathyroidism (CASR activating mutations)

  16. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (Albright hereditary osteodystrophy)

  17. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b

  18. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 2

  19. Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

  20. Hungry bone syndrome (post-parathyroidectomy)

  21. Hypercalcemia of malignancy (PTHrP mediated)

  22. Hypercalcemia due to granulomatous disease (1α-hydroxylase excess)

  23. Immobilization hypercalcemia (endocrine bone turnover)

  24. Milk-alkali syndrome

  25. Hypocalcemia of critical illness (endocrine regulation)

  26. Hypomagnesemia-induced hypoparathyroidism

Pancreatic (endocrine) disorders

  1. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (autoimmune)

  2. Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)

  3. Fulminant type 1 diabetes (acute β-cell failure)

  4. Type 2 diabetes mellitus

  5. Ketosis-prone diabetes (Flatbush)

  6. Monogenic diabetes (MODY1—HNF4A)

  7. MODY2—GCK

  8. MODY3—HNF1A

  9. MODY4—PDX1

  10. MODY5—HNF1B

  11. MODY6—NEUROD1

  12. MODY7—KLF11

  13. MODY8—CEL

  14. MODY9—PAX4

  15. MODY10—INS

  16. MODY11—BLK

  17. MODY12—KCNJ11

  18. MODY13—ABCC8

  19. MODY14—APPL1

  20. Neonatal diabetes (KCNJ11/ABCC8)

  21. Transient neonatal diabetes (6q24)

  22. Mitochondrial diabetes (MIDD, m.3243A>G)

  23. Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes

  24. Pancreatogenic diabetes (type 3c)

  25. Post-pancreatectomy diabetes

  26. Steroid-induced hyperglycemia/diabetes

  27. Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM)

  28. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

  29. Prediabetes—impaired fasting glucose

  30. Prediabetes—impaired glucose tolerance

  31. Severe insulin resistance syndromes (Type A)

  32. Severe insulin resistance (Type B—anti-insulin receptor)

  33. Lipodystrophy-associated diabetes (familial partial)

  34. Lipodystrophy (acquired generalized) with diabetes

  35. Hypoglycemia due to insulinoma

  36. Non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia (NIPHS/nesidioblastosis)

  37. Post-bariatric surgery hypoglycemia

  38. Reactive (postprandial) hypoglycemia

  39. Factitious hypoglycemia (exogenous insulin)

  40. Sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia

  41. Glucagon deficiency (post-pancreatectomy)

  42. Somatostatinoma (diabetes and steatorrhea)

  43. VIPoma (Verner–Morrison)

  44. Glucagonoma (necrolytic migratory erythema)

  45. Gastrinoma (Zollinger–Ellison) with MEN1 endocrine overlap

  46. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) pancreatic NETs

  47. Pancreatic polypeptidoma (PPoma)

  48. Insulin autoimmune syndrome (Hirata disease)

Gonadal (ovarian/testicular & hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis) disorders

  1. Primary ovarian insufficiency (autoimmune)

  2. Primary ovarian insufficiency (iatrogenic/chemo-radiation)

  3. Turner syndrome (45,X) with gonadal failure

  4. Fragile X premutation–associated POI

  5. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (functional)

  6. Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Kallmann)

  7. Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (normosmic)

  8. Hyperprolactinemia-induced hypogonadism

  9. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

  10. Lean PCOS phenotype

  11. Hyperandrogenism due to ovarian hyperthecosis

  12. Ovarian androgen-secreting tumors (Sertoli–Leydig)

  13. Ovarian granulosa cell tumor (estrogen excess)

  14. Thecoma/fibroma with estrogen excess

  15. Luteoma of pregnancy (androgen excess)

  16. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (endocrine complication)

  17. Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (athletic triad)

  18. Luteal phase deficiency

  19. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (endocrine modulation)

  20. Menopause (natural) with endocrine sequelae

  21. Premature menopause (POI)

  22. Primary testicular failure (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism)

  23. Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY)

  24. XYY syndrome with endocrine features

  25. Anorchia (congenital) with endocrine effects

  26. Cryptorchidism with endocrine dysfunction

  27. Testicular Leydig cell tumor (androgen excess)

  28. Testicular Sertoli cell tumor

  29. Feminizing testicular tumors (estrogen-secreting)

  30. Hypogonadism due to hemochromatosis (pituitary/testicular)

  31. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism due to mumps orchitis

  32. Androgen insensitivity syndrome (complete)

  33. Androgen insensitivity syndrome (partial)

  34. 5α-reductase deficiency

  35. 17β-HSD deficiency (gonadal steroidogenesis)

  36. Gonadotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma (FSH/LHoma)

  37. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism due to autoimmune oophoritis

  38. Ovarian resistance to FSH/LH (rare)

  39. Polymorphisms/defects in FSH receptor (resistance)

  40. Hypogonadism due to chronic systemic illness (functional)

  41. Hypogonadism of obesity (male)

  42. Hyperestrogenism of obesity (aromatization)

  43. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia with virilization (gonadal impact)

  44. Swyer syndrome (46,XY gonadal dysgenesis)

  45. Mixed gonadal dysgenesis (45,X/46,XY)

  46. Ovotesticular DSD (true hermaphroditism)

  47. Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome (endocrine implications)

  48. PCOS with insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome overlap

  49. Ovarian failure post-oophorectomy

  50. Hypogonadism from opioids (opioid-induced androgen deficiency)

Bone & mineral metabolism disorders

  1. Osteoporosis (postmenopausal)

  2. Osteoporosis (male)

  3. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

  4. Aromatase inhibitor–induced bone loss

  5. Androgen deprivation therapy–induced bone loss

  6. Secondary osteoporosis (hyperthyroidism)

  7. Secondary osteoporosis (hyperparathyroidism)

  8. Secondary osteoporosis (CKD/mineral bone disorder)

  9. Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I)

  10. Osteogenesis imperfecta (type II)

  11. Osteogenesis imperfecta (type III)

  12. Osteogenesis imperfecta (type IV)

  13. Osteomalacia (vitamin D deficiency)

  14. Osteomalacia (phosphate wasting)

  15. Rickets (nutritional)

  16. X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (PHEX)

  17. Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (FGF23)

  18. Tumor-induced osteomalacia (phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor)

  19. Hypophosphatasia (adult)

  20. Hypophosphatasia (infantile)

  21. Paget disease of bone (osteitis deformans)

  22. High bone turnover states (thyrotoxicosis-related)

  23. Low bone turnover (adynamic bone disease in CKD)

  24. Renal osteodystrophy (osteitis fibrosa cystica)

  25. Osteitis fibrosa cystica (severe HPT)

  26. Brown tumors of hyperparathyroidism

  27. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (antiresorptive-related)

  28. Avascular necrosis (steroid-induced; endocrine link)

  29. Hypercalciuria (idiopathic)

  30. Hypocalciuria (FHH)

  31. Hypocalcemia (postsurgical hypoparathyroidism)

  32. Hypercalcemia (primary hyperparathyroidism)

  33. Hypercalcemia (vitamin D intoxication)

  34. Hypercalcemia (thyrotoxicosis)

  35. Hypercalcemia (immobilization)

  36. Hypocalcemia of vitamin D deficiency

  37. Pseudohypoparathyroidism spectrum (bone phenotype)

  38. Osteopetrosis (adult benign)

  39. Osteopetrosis (infantile malignant)

  40. Fluorosis (skeletal)

  41. Aluminum-related bone disease (dialysis era)

  42. Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency; bone mineral effects)

  43. Copper deficiency bone disease (rare)

  44. Magnesium deficiency–related bone disease

  45. Calcium deficiency–related osteopenia

  46. Hyperphosphatemia (CKD mineral bone disorder)

  47. Hypophosphatemia (Fanconi syndrome)

  48. Fanconi–Bickel disease (GLUT2; mineral effects)

  49. Menkes disease (bone mineral defects)

  50. Wilson disease (bone/mineral endocrine overlap)

Additional endocrine/metabolic syndromes that span multiple glands

  1. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)

  2. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A)

  3. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B)

  4. MEN4 (CDKN1B)

  5. Carney complex

  6. McCune–Albright syndrome (MAS)

  7. Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1)

  8. Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 (APS-2)

  9. Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3

  10. POEMS syndrome (endocrinopathy component)

  11. Prader–Willi syndrome (hypothalamic endocrine issues)

  12. Bardet–Biedl syndrome (obesity/endocrine)

  13. Laurence–Moon syndrome

  14. Lipodystrophy (familial partial, Dunnigan)

  15. Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (Berardinelli–Seip)

  16. Acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer–Simons)

  17. Metabolic syndrome (endocrine cluster)

  18. Hypothalamic obesity syndromes

  19. Hemochromatosis (pituitary/gonadal endocrine failure)

  20. Amyloidosis with endocrine involvement

  21. Sarcoidosis with endocrine involvement

  22. Thalassemia with endocrine iron overload (hypogonadism, DM)

  23. HIV-associated endocrine dysfunction (adrenal, gonadal, thyroid)

  24. Anorexia nervosa endocrine axis suppression

  25. Chronic liver disease–related endocrine dysfunction

  26. Chronic kidney disease–related endocrine dysfunction (MBD, gonadal)

  27. Post-bariatric surgery endocrine/metabolic complications

  28. Endocrine effects of malignancy (paraneoplastic)

  29. Endocrine toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors

  30. Endocrine toxicity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors

  31. Endocrine toxicity of amiodarone (thyroid)

  32. Endocrine toxicity of glucocorticoids (Cushingoid; bone loss)

  33. Endocrine toxicity of antiepileptics (bone/sex hormones)

  34. Endocrine aging (andropause, menopause; HPT axis changes)

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  • Write allergies, pregnancy status, diabetes, kidney/liver disease, and major past illnesses.
  • Bring one family member if the patient is weak, elderly, confused, or a child.

Questions to ask

  • What is the most likely cause of my symptoms?
  • Which danger signs mean I should go to hospital quickly?
  • Which tests are necessary now, and which can wait?
  • How should I take medicines safely and what side effects should I watch for?
  • When should I come for follow-up?

Tests to discuss

  • Vital signs: temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation
  • Basic physical examination by a clinician
  • CBC, urine test, blood sugar, or imaging only when clinically needed

Avoid these mistakes

  • Do not use antibiotics, steroid tablets/injections, or strong painkillers without proper medical advice.
  • Do not hide pregnancy, kidney disease, ulcer, allergy, or blood thinner use.
  • Do not delay emergency care when danger signs are present.

Medicine safety and first-aid guide

This section is for patient education only. It does not replace a doctor, pharmacist, or emergency care.

Safe first steps

  • Avoid heavy lifting, sudden bending, and prolonged bed rest.
  • Use comfortable posture and gentle movement as tolerated.
  • Discuss physiotherapy, X-ray, or MRI only when clinically needed.

OTC medicine safety

  • For mild back pain, pain-relief medicine may be discussed with a doctor or pharmacist.
  • Avoid repeated painkiller use if you have kidney disease, stomach ulcer, uncontrolled blood pressure, or are taking blood thinners.

Avoid these mistakes

  • Do not start antibiotics without a proper medical decision.
  • Do not use steroid tablets or injections casually for quick relief.
  • Do not delay emergency care because of home remedies.

Get urgent help if

  • Back pain with leg weakness, numbness around private area, loss of urine/stool control, fever, cancer history, or major injury needs urgent care.
Medicine names, dose, and timing must be decided by a qualified clinician or pharmacist after checking age, pregnancy, allergy, other diseases, and current medicines.

For rural patients and family caregivers

Patient health record and symptom diary

Write your symptoms, medicines already taken, test results, and questions before visiting a doctor. This note stays on your device unless you print or copy it.

Doctor to discuss: Doctor / qualified healthcare provider
Tests to discuss with doctor
  • Basic vital signs: temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen level if needed
  • Relevant blood, urine, imaging, or specialist tests only after clinical assessment
Questions to ask
  • What is the most likely cause of my symptoms?
  • Which warning signs mean I should go to emergency care?
  • Which tests are really needed now?
  • Which medicines are safe for my age, pregnancy status, allergy, kidney/liver/stomach condition, and current medicines?

Emergency warning signs such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, sudden weakness, confusion, severe dehydration, major injury, or loss of bladder/bowel control need urgent medical care. Do not wait for online information.

Safe pathway to proper treatment

Care roadmap for: List of Endocrine Diseases and Disorders

Use this simple roadmap to understand the next safe steps. It is educational and does not replace examination by a doctor.

Go to emergency care if you notice:
  • Severe or rapidly worsening symptoms
  • Breathing difficulty, chest pain, fainting, confusion, severe weakness, major injury, or severe dehydration
Doctor / service to discuss: Qualified healthcare provider; specialist depends on symptoms and examination.
  1. Step 1

    Check danger signs first

    If danger signs are present, seek emergency care and do not wait for online information.

  2. Step 2

    Record the symptom story

    Write when symptoms started, severity, medicines already taken, allergies, pregnancy status, and test results.

  3. Step 3

    Visit a qualified clinician

    A doctor, nurse, or qualified healthcare provider can examine you and decide which tests or treatment are needed.

  4. Step 4

    Do only useful tests

    Do tests after clinical assessment. Avoid unnecessary tests, random antibiotics, or repeated medicines without diagnosis.

  5. Step 5

    Follow up and return early if worse

    If symptoms worsen, new warning signs appear, or treatment is not helping, return for review quickly.

Rural patient practical tips
  • Take a written symptom diary and all previous prescriptions/test reports.
  • Do not hide medicines already taken, even herbal or over-the-counter medicines.
  • Ask which warning signs mean urgent referral to hospital.

This roadmap is for education. A real diagnosis and treatment plan requires history, examination, and clinical judgment.

RX Patient Help

Ask a health question safely

Write your symptom story. A health professional or site editor can review it before any answer is prepared. This box is not for emergency care.

Emergency first: Severe chest pain, breathing trouble, unconsciousness, stroke signs, severe injury, heavy bleeding, or rapidly worsening symptoms need urgent local medical care now.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this article a replacement for a doctor?

No. It is educational content only. Patients should consult a qualified clinician for diagnosis and treatment.

When should I seek urgent care?

Seek urgent care for severe symptoms, rapidly worsening condition, breathing difficulty, severe pain, neurological changes, or any emergency warning sign.

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