Adrenal cortex disorders

Addison's disease, also called Addison's syndrome, is an endocrine disease. It was first described by the British doctor Thomas Addison. According to him, it is also named. Adrenal dysfunction occurs in this disease. They do not produce enough hormones cortisol and aldosterone. So it is adrenal insufficiency and failure. Sometimes the disease is also caused by the fact that the pituitary gland does not produce enough adrenocorticotropic hormone, which in turn stimulates the activity of the adrenal glands.