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Descriptor English: Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Descriptor Spanish: Hiperfunción de las Glándulas Suprarrenales
Descriptor hiperfunción corticosuprarrenal
Entry term(s) hiperadrenocorticismo
hipercorticismo
hiperfunción de la corteza suprarrenal
Scope note: Exceso de producción de HORMONAS CORTICOSUPRARRENALES tales como la ALDOSTERONA, la HIDROCORTISONA, la DEHIDROEPIANDROSTERONA y/o la ANDROSTENODIONA. Los síndromes de hiperfunción corticosuprarrenal incluyen el SÍNDROME DE CUSHING, el HIPERALDOSTERONISMO y la VIRILIZACIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hiperfunção Adrenocortical
Descriptor French: Hypercorticisme
Entry term(s): Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction
Hyperadrenalism
Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypercorticism
Hyperfunction, Adrenal Gland
Hyperfunction, Adrenocortical
Tree number(s): C19.053.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000308
Scope note: Excess production of ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES such as ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and/or ANDROSTENEDIONE. Hyperadrenal syndromes include CUSHING SYNDROME; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; and VIRILISM.
Annotation: do not confuse with ADRENAL GLAND HYPOFUNCTION; non-congenital adrenal hyperplasia: index under ADRENAL GLANDS /pathol (IM) + HYPERPLASIA (NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Combination: congenital:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see ADRENAL GLAND HYPERFUNCTION 1968-2004
History Note: 2005 (1968)
Related: Hyperandrogenism MeSH
DeCS ID: 311
Unique ID: D000308
NLM Classification: WK 770
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction - Preferred
Concept UI M0000483
Scope note Excess production of ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES such as ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and/or ANDROSTENEDIONE. Hyperadrenal syndromes include CUSHING SYNDROME; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; and VIRILISM.
Preferred term Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Entry term(s) Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction
Hyperadrenalism
Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypercorticism
Hyperfunction, Adrenal Gland
Hyperfunction, Adrenocortical



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