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Diseases » McCune-Albright Syndrome » Glossary

Glossary for McCune-Albright Syndrome

Acromegaly: A hormonal disorder involving excess growth hormone production by the pituitary gland.
Arm symptoms: Symptoms affecting the arm
Bencze syndrome: A rare inherited condition characterized mainly by abnormal, asymmetrical facial bone growth and eye problems in some cases.
Bone changes: Changes to the bones as a symptom
Bone conditions: Conditions that affect the bones
Bone symptoms: Symptoms affecting the body's bones
Cushing's syndrome: A rare syndrome where excessive secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal cortex leads to a variety of symptoms. Hormone-secreting adrenal or pituitary tumors are often the cause of the excessive corticosteroid secretion.
Fractures: Fracture of a bone; also "broken bone".
Graves Disease: is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs) bind to and activate thyrotropin receptors, causing the thyroid gland to grow and the thyroid follicles to increase synthesis of thyroid hormone.
Hyperthyroidism: Too much thyroid hormone production.
Leg symptoms: Symptoms affecting the leg
McCune-Albright Syndrome: A rare genetic multisystem disorder characterized by abnormal skin pigmentation and endocrine gland dysfunction and replacement of parts of bone tissue with fibrous material.
Osteitis: Inflammation of the bone.
Ovarian cysts: Cysts occurring in the ovaries.
Pathological fracture: The occurrence of a fracture a bone of the body caused by a disease state
Properdin deficiency, X-linked: A rare condition where an inherited deficiency of properdin (a blood plasma component) affects immunity. In particular, susceptibility to Neisseria infections is increased.
Rickets: A rare condition where a lack of Vitamin D results in bone disease as it is essential for the process of bone calcification.
Skin conditions: Any condition that affects the skin
Skull deformity: A condition which is characterized by a deformity that is located in the skull