Dogs with this disease may receive injections of prednisolone or DOCP.
Dogs with this disease may receive injections of prednisolone or DOCP. It affects levels of the enzyme 21-hydroxylase and can rarely be caused by HIV or a certain kind of tuberculosis. Tests for this disease include long CRH stimulation tests and characteristic symptoms include hyperpigmentation of non-exposed skin. It results in insufficient secretions of the zona fasciculate and can result from withdrawal of glucocorticoid hormones such as prednisone. For 10 points, inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary gland or a primarily adrenal insufficiency are the primary causes of what endocrine disorder that causes the adrenal glands to produce insufficient amounts of cortisol?
Dogs with this disease may receive injections of prednisolone or DOCP.
{Addison's} disease [accept also {hypocorticism} or {hypocortisolism} or {hypoadrenocorticism} before "cortisol"; prompt on "adrenal insufficiency"]