hypoaldosteronism
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aldosterone deficiency (disorder), obsolete hypoaldosteronism
Hypoaldosteronism is an endocrinological disorder characterized by decreased levels of the hormone aldosterone. Similarly, isolated hypoaldosteronism is the condition of having lowered aldosterone without corresponding changes in cortisol. (The two hormones are both produced by the adrenals.)
Key facts
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- Hypoaldosteronism
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- Aldosterone
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- Endocrinology
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Research
828 papers- Hypoaldosteronism.Current therapy in endocrinology and metabolism · 1997
- [Hypoaldosteronism].Przeglad lekarski · 2013
- SELECTIVE HYPOALDOSTERONISM: A REVIEW.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2015
- Hyper- and hypoaldosteronism.Vitamins and hormones · 1999
- Transient secondary pseudo-hypoaldosteronism in infants with urinary tract infections: systematic literature review.European journal of pediatrics · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Presentation
- Causes
- Mechanism
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- External links
Hypoaldosteronism is an endocrinological disorder characterized by decreased levels of the hormone aldosterone. Similarly, isolated hypoaldosteronism is the condition of having lowered aldosterone without corresponding changes in cortisol. (The two hormones are both produced by the adrenals.)
==Presentation==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hypoaldosteronism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.