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Maryum Mehboob
Maryum Mehboob8 months ago
Cushing's syndrome

Cushing's syndrome

Cushing's syndrome is an endocrine disorder in which there is excessive secretion of cortisol (hypercortisolism). It can be of following types: 1. Primary Cushing syndrome: Excess ACTH secretion. 2. Adrenal Cushing syndrome: Due to adrenal tumour or hyperplasia. 3. Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome: e.g. in small cell carcinoma of lung. 4. Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome: Drug induced. Clinically this disease will present as hypertension, truncal obesity, moon facies, buffalo hump, cutaneous striae, osteoporosis, hirsutism, menstrual abnormalities and mental disturbances. Picture credit: https://medatrio.com/adrenal-disorders-cushings-syndrome

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