These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Medical text written August 2010 by Dr R Stanhope, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, The Portland Hospital, London, UK. The Group offers a quarterly newsletter, e-forum, annual medical lecture, regional seminars, social meetings and patient information materials. It is a UK support group for men, women and children diagnosed with Addison’s Disease (or adrenal insufficiency). Addison’s Disease Self Help Group (ADSHG)Įmail: The Group is a Registered Charity in England and Wales No. We’ve listed some support groups below and you can also meet other parents online in our closed Facebook group. You may also find our Early Years Support useful, which contains links to parent carer workshops and help for families going through the diagnosis process. We have a range of parent guides on aspects of caring for a disabled child in our resource library. We also offer emotional support for parents via our Listening Ear service. Call our freephone helpline on 08 to get information, support and advice. If your child is affected by a medical condition or disability, we can help. Is there support for people affected by Addison’s disease and their families? The condition may occasionally be genetic, for example, there is an X-linked form of the disease, which is related to adrenoleukodystrophy. Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis Extra steroid hormones will be necessary to cover periods of intercurrent illnesses and surgical stress. The condition, once diagnosed, can be successfully treated with replacement hormones. The deficiency may have a number of causes, such as auto-immunity, tuberculosis, or it may be spontaneous. What are the causes of Addison’s disease? Often, the development of an intercurrent illness decompensates the condition which suddenly deteriorates into circulatory collapse, hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) and, if untreated, death. There is usually an increase in skin pigmentation. Lack of energy, malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness), or giddiness when standing up, are almost always present.
The symptoms of chronic adrenal failure have a very gradual onset, so that the condition is difficult to appreciate. What are the symptoms of Addison’s disease? The symptoms are due to the failure of the production of cortical hormones, which are responsible for the rate at which sugar is made available to the tissues of the body, and the amount of salt lost from the body. Addison’s disease, first described in 1849 by Dr T Addison, is a rare condition which is due to the destruction of the adrenal cortex leading to a deficiency or absence of cortisol and other adrenal hormones.
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