October 2021

7 Minutes
Health and Medicine

Addison’s Disease | Body can’t produce enough 2 main hormones cortisol and aldosterone

Addison’s Disease Addison’s disease causes adrenal insufficiency linked to adrenal dysfunction, in which the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones. It involves a deficit in cortisol and aldosterone, hormones secreted by these glands...
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Bernard Soulier Syndrome | Rare bleeding disorder characterized clinically by prolonged bleeding time

Bernard Soulier Syndrome Bernard Soulier syndrome, also called hemorrhagiparic thrombocytic dystrophy, is an extremely rare hemorrhagic disease bleeding disorder characterized clinically by prolonged bleeding time. It associates a quantitative defect (thrombocytopenia) and a qualitative...
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