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Q: Can malfunctioning glands cause a disease?
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What might it mean if you have swollen glands?

If the swollen glands can cause in the neck disease.


How can acromegaly disease effect the endocrine system?

Acromegaly is the disease itself caused by the malfunctioning of endocrine gland. It occurs due to the over or hyper secreation of endocrine glands in adults in which appereance become gorilla-like due to enlargment of limbs and lower jaw.


Which of these statements about Wernicke-Korsakoff's disease is correct?

this disease leads to persistent brain malfunctioning


What happens if parts of the Endocrine System break down?

The Endocrine system is comprised of the glands in the body. The result of breakdown would depend on which glands were malfunctioning.


What is the medical term meaning of disease of the glands?

Gonadopathy is a medical term for disease of the sex glands.Gonadopathy is disease of the sex glands.


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Adrenal cortex is associated with Addison disease and osteoporosis?

Addison's disease is a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones. Researchers are beginning to suspect that low levels of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, may help to cause osteoporosis.


Can you have both cushings disease and addisons disease?

no, because Cushings disease is when your adrenal glands secrete to much cortosol. Addison's disease is when your adrenal glands sucrete to little cortisol.


What disease characterized by bacterial infection of the sebaceous oil glands in the skin?

One of these is called acne. Untreated or under-treated, it can cause scaring and pitting of the skin.


What glands cause body odor?

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Can a faulty computer cause low cold cranking amps in your 1999 dodge avenger?

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What causes addison's disease?

most common cause of Addison's disease is the destruction and/or shrinking (atrophy) of the adrenal cortex. In about 70% of all cases, this atrophy is believed to occur due to an autoimmune disorder