Editing Adrenocorticotropic hormone (section)

== Associated conditions ==
* [[Pituitary disease|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
* [[Postorgasmic illness syndrome]] (POIS), through production of [[tyrosine hydroxylase]] and [[dopamine β-hydroxylase]], which two enzymes comprise the biochemical mechanism by which [[norepinephrine]] and [[epinephrine]] are produced.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}
*[[Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency]]
* [[DAVID syndrome]], a genetic disorder that is characterized by adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency combined with common variable immunodeficiency and hypogammaglobulinemia.