Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Conditions of the hormone-producing glands, of nutrition, and of the body's chemical processing of food, following ICD-10 Chapter IV (Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases). Belongs here: a hormonal disorder such as a thyroid or pancreatic condition, a deficiency disease caused by inadequate nutrient intake, and an inherited or acquired disorder of metabolism. Does not belong here: a disorder of growth or development that is chromosomal or structurally congenital in origin, grouped under congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities.