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
Read more about this topic: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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