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Bronchial asthma is characterised by chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes resulting in narrowing of the airways. Any kind of inhaled stimulus, such as air pollutants, strong odours, tobacco smoke, etc can trigger coughing and wheezing.
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Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, in some cases, the hormone aldosterone. It may develop in children as well as adults, and may occur as the result of a large number of underlying causes.
Addison’s disease is a uncommon disorder in which the adrenal gland produces insufficient amounts of steroid hormones. Addison’s disease is also called chronic adrenal insufficiency, hypocortisolism or hypocorticism. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and nonexposed parts of the body. In Addison’s disease, your adrenal glands produce too little cortisol, which is one of the hormones in a group called the glucocorticoids.
