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255 Disorders of adrenal glands

          Includes: the listed conditions whether the basic disorder is in the
           adrenals or is pituitary induced

255.0 Cushing's syndrome:

          Cushing's syndrome:
           NOS
           iatrogenic
           idiopathic
           pituitary-dependent
          Ectopic ACTH syndrome
          Overproduction of cortisol
          Use additional E code, if desired, to identify cause, if drug-induced

255.1 Hyperaldosteronism

          Conn's syndrome

255.2 Adrenogenital disorders

          Adrenogenital syndromes, virilizing or feminizing, whether acquired or
           associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia consequent on inborn
           enzyme defects in hormone synthesis
          Adrenogenital syndrome
          Female adrenal pseudohermaphroditism
          Male:
           macrogenitosomia praecox
           sexual precocity with adrenal hyperplasia
          Virilization (female)

255.3 Other corticoadrenal overactivity

          Overproduction of ACTH

255.4 Corticoadrenal insufficiency

          Addisonian crisis
          Addison's disease:
           NOS
           tuberculous
          Adrenal:
           atrophy (autoimmune)
           calcification
           crisis
           hemorrhage
           infarction
           insufficiency NOS

255.5 Other adrenal hypofunction

255.6 Medulloadrenal hyperfunction

          Catecholamine secretion by pheochromocytoma
          Note: Not to be used as the primary code for phaeochromocytoma.
           See note at beginning of Chapter III.

255.8 Other

          Abnormality of cortisol-binding globulin

255.9 Unspecified

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