Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - Associated Conditions

Associated Conditions

• Diseases of the pituitary, the gland that produces, among others, the hormone ACTH
• Hypopituitarism, the hyposecretion of ACTH in the pituitary, leading to secondary adrenal insufficiency (a form of hypocorticism)
• Addison's disease, the primary adrenal insufficiency (another form of hypocorticism)
• Cushing's syndrome, hypercorticism, one of the causes is hypersecretion of ACTH
• Small cell carcinoma, a common cause of ACTH secreted ectopically
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, diseases in the production of cortisol
• Nelson's syndrome, the rapid enlargement of the ACTH producing pituitary after the removal of both adrenal glands
• Adrenoleukodystrophy, can be accompanied by adrenal insufficiency
• West syndrome ("infantile spasms"), a disease where ACTH is used as a therapy