{"id":21302,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/addison-hastaligi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","slug":"addison-hastaligi","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/addison-hastaligi\/","title":{"rendered":"Addison&#039;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Addison&#039;s disease is a disease characterized by a deficiency of cortisol and aldosterone hormones resulting from inadequate function of the adrenal glands.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe weakness<\/li>\n<li>Weight loss<\/li>\n<li>Darkening of the skin<\/li>\n<li>Salt craving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Autoimmune adrenalitis, tuberculosis, adrenal hemorrhage.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Low cortisol in the blood, high ACTH, ACTH stimulation test.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Cortisol and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Endocrinology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of adrenal crisis (vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, shock), emergency services should be consulted immediately.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: Addison&#039;s disease is characterized by a deficiency of cortisol and aldosterone hormones due to the underactivity of the adrenal glands. Symptoms: Severe fatigue, weight loss, skin darkening, salt cravings. Causes: Autoimmune adrenalitis, tuberculosis, adrenal hemorrhage. Diagnosis: Low cortisol, high ACTH, ACTH stimulation test in blood. Treatment: Cortisol and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy. Which Clinic Should You Visit? Endocrinology Clinic. What to Do in an Emergency [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Addison&#039;s Disease - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Addison&#039;s disease is a disorder characterized by a deficiency of cortisol and aldosterone hormones due to underactivity of the adrenal glands. Symptoms include:"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21302","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21302\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}