endocrinology

The Endocrinology (from ancient Greek ἔνδον endon , inside ' κρίνειν krinein , deposit, segregate,' and -logie ) is the "doctrine of the morphology and function of the glands of internal secretion ( endocrine glands ) and the hormones ." The term was first used in 1909 by Nicola Pende (1880–1970).

Endocrine is the name given to hormonal glands that release their product inwards, directly into the blood and, unlike exocrine glands (e.g. salivary and sebum glands ), have no duct.

Medical endocrinology is a branch of internal medicine , see also endocrine surgery .

Endocrinopathies

Endocrinology deals with the following diseases , so-called endocrinopathies :

• Panhypopituitarism
• Thyroid disease
• Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
• Diabetes insipidus (water dysentery)
• Conn syndrome (overproduction of aldosterone )
• Cushing's syndrome (overproduction of cortisol )
• Addison's disease (lack of adrenal cortex hormones)
• Adrenogenital syndrome (masculinization of the primary sexual characteristics in women)
• Hyperandrogenemia (excess of male hormones)
• Acromegaly (excessively large (terminal) limbs and giant stature)
• Short stature (due to growth hormone deficiency)
• Hypoglycaemia z. B. in insulinoma
• Parathyroid disease
• Pheochromocytoma
• Carcinoid (malignant tumor)
• Excess or deficiency in sex hormones ( e.g. lack of testosterone , feminization , hirsutism , virilism , inter- and transsexuality )

See also

• List of endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases according to ICD-10
• Psychoneuroendocrinology
• metabolism
• Gender reassignment measure

literature

• Dankwart Reinwein, Georg Benker, Friedrich Jockenhövel: Checklist endocrinology and metabolism . 4th edition, Thieme, Stuttgart / New York 2000, ISBN 3-13-627004-5
• S2k guidelines for newborn screening for congenital metabolic disorders and endocrinopathies of the Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine (GNPI). In: AWMF online (as of 2011)
• Rudolf Schweitzer: Endocrinology with Metabolism , Urban & Fischer Verlag, 3rd edition, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-437-58052-9
• Malte H. Stoffregen: Endocrinology. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 353 f.

Web links

Wiktionary: Endocrinology  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Endotext.org - Free Online Textbook of Endocrinology
• http://www.endokrinologen.de/stoffwechselkrankheiten.php - Glossary with terms from the field of endocrinology
• Overview and explanation of the most important hormones in men and women

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Malte H. Stoffregen: Endocrinology. 2005, p. 353.