Question

The disease characterised by extreme muscular weakness and brownish pigmentation of buccal

cavity and skin is

• A. Cushing's syndrome
• B. Addison's disease
• C. Grave's disease
• D. Myxoedema

Answer 1

The correct option is B Addison's disease

Addison's disease is a disorder that occurs when insufficient amounts of hormones (too little cortisol and insufficient aldosterone) produced by adrenal glands. This results in a diffuse dark pigmentation of the skin and the oral mucosa. There are extreme muscle weakness and fatigue.
Thus, the correct answer is the option B.