Donna has become concerned about odd symptoms that have been slowly developing.

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Donna has become concerned about odd symptoms that have been slowly developing. She is tired, weak and she becomes light headed when she remains upright. And she has notice that skin on he chest has become unusually dark. Donna has also been loosing weight and has been feverish. The doctor told Donna that she suspects Addison's disease is the cause of problems. What tests could be done to determine if this is the cause? 2. Donna's Why would the doctor come to this conclusion? What specific tissues are affected?

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Addison's disease is a long term endocrine disorder where the adrenal gland produce insuffecient hormones. In Addison's disease, your adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and often insufficient levels of aldosterone as well.

Addison's disease symptoms usually develop slowly, often over several months, and may include:

The disease is an auto immune type of disease where the body's own immmune system starts destroying the body tissue and subsequently a low amount of hormone expresses as a deficiency in all the systems of body it supplies

Tests prescribed are as follows;

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