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    This document lists and describes several common endocrine system disorders and diseases. It identifies the main types as endocrine gland hyposecretion (hormone deficiency) and hypersecretion (hormone excess), as well as tumors of the endocrine glands. Specific diseases of the endocrine system that are discussed include diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders like Graves' disease and hypothyroidism, calcium homeostasis disorders such as hyperparathyroidism, and pituitary gland disorders such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism.

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    This document lists and describes several common endocrine system disorders and diseases. It identifies the main types as endocrine gland hyposecretion (hormone deficiency) and hypersecretion (hormone excess), as well as tumors of the endocrine glands. Specific diseases of the endocrine system that are discussed include diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders like Graves' disease and hypothyroidism, calcium homeostasis disorders such as hyperparathyroidism, and pituitary gland disorders such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism.

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    This document lists and describes several common endocrine system disorders and diseases. It identifies the main types as endocrine gland hyposecretion (hormone deficiency) and hypersecretion (hormone excess), as well as tumors of the endocrine glands. Specific diseases of the endocrine system that are discussed include diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders like Graves' disease and hypothyroidism, calcium homeostasis disorders such as hyperparathyroidism, and pituitary gland disorders such as diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism.

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    Endocrine

    System
    Disorders/ Diseases

    Types
    Endocrine gland hyposecretion (leading to
    hormone deficiency)
    Endocrine gland hypersecretion (leading to
    hormone excess)
    Tumours (benign or malignant) of endocrine
    glands

    List of Diseases
    Glucose homeostasis disorders
    Diabetes mellitus
    Type 1 Diabetes
    Type 2 Diabetes
    Gestational Diabetes
    Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young
    Hypoglycemia
    Idiopathic hypoglycemia
    Insulinoma
    Glucagonoma

    Thyroid disorders
    Goiter
    Hyperthyroidism
    Graves-Basedow disease
    Toxic multinodular goitre
    Hypothyroidism
    Thyroiditis
    Hashimoto's thyroiditis
    Thyroid cancer
    Thyroid hormone resistance

    Calcium homeostasis disorders and Metabolic bone


    disease

    Parathyroid gland disorders


    Primary
    hyperparathyroidism
    Secondary hyperparathyroidism
    Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
    Hypoparathyroidism
    -Pseudohypoparathyroidism
    Osteoporosis
    Osteitis deformans (Paget's disease of bone)
    Rickets and osteomalacia

    Pituitary gland disorders

    Posterior pituitary
    Diabetes insipidus
    Anterior pituitary
    Hypopituitarism (or Panhypopituitarism)
    Pituitary tumors

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