What Is Late-Onset Adrenal Hyperplasia?

Adrenal hyperplasia. Adrenal hyperplasia refers to the extensive proliferation and hyperfunction of chromaffin cells in the medulla. These two

Adrenal hyperplasia

Overview of adrenal hyperplasia

Adrenal hyperplasia. Adrenal hyperplasia refers to the extensive proliferation and hyperfunction of chromaffin cells in the medulla. These two

These lesions can increase the synthesis and release of catecholamines and cause hypercatecholamineemia. The clinical manifestations of the two are similar. Adrenal medulla hyperplasia is a condition that has only been valued since the early 1960s. There is no clear conclusion as to its cause. It has been found that it often coexists with other endocrine gland diseases, such as medullary thyroid carcinoma and hyperparathyroidism, etc., and it is one of the multiple types of endocrine gland tumor diseases.

Adrenal hyperplasia treatment

Adrenal medullary hyperplasia is still treated mainly by surgery. The bilateral adrenal glands are largely resected, and only part of the cortex is retained to avoid inadequate adrenal function after surgery.

Clinical manifestations of adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is also called adrenal genital syndrome or adrenal abnormality. Mainly due to the deficiency of the enzymes necessary for the adrenocortical hormone biosynthesis process, the corticosteroid synthesis is abnormal. In most cases, the adrenal glands secrete insufficient glucosamine and salt hormones and too much androgen, so clinically there are varying degrees of adrenal insufficiency, accompanied by virilization of girls, and boys with precocious puberty, and hyponatremia Or hypertension and other symptoms.