to a pituitary adenoma are known as Cushing's disease, which is the second most common cause of Cushing's syndrome after medication. A number of other...

Cushing's disease is one cause of Cushing's syndrome characterised by increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary...

as in humans. Cushing's is an umbrella term for conditions caused by elevated cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels. Cushing's disease most commonly...

seen in Cushing's syndrome. However, pseudo-Cushing's syndrome is not caused by a problem with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis as Cushing's is; it...

heightened insulin resistance. Cushing's syndrome develops as a result of long-term exposure to the hormone cortisol. Cushing's syndrome can either be exogenous...

Nelson's syndrome is a disorder that occurs in about one in four patients who have had both adrenal glands removed to treat Cushing's disease. In patients...

females. "Cushing's syndrome" differs from the "Cushing's disease" even though both conditions are induced by hypercortisolism. The term "Cushing's disease"...

dysfunctions of the adrenal gland. Overproduction of cortisol leads to Cushing's syndrome, whereas insufficient production is associated with Addison's disease...

into the bloodstream. In Cushing's syndrome, this process occurs in excess. Some symptoms of an individual with Cushing's syndrome include low tissue protein...

deposits on the sides of the face. Moon face is often associated with Cushing's syndrome or steroid treatment (especially corticosteroids), which has led to...

is a medication which has been used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome, Conn's syndrome, and postmenopausal breast cancer in humans. It was withdrawn...

neoplastic ACTH-producing cells (Cushing's disease), but not on ectopic ACTH-producing cells or adrenal adenoma (Cushing's syndrome).[citation needed] A normal...

metyrapone, ketoconazole, and aminoglutethimide. They are used to treat Cushing's syndrome. These drugs have also been investigated for their potential therapeutic...

Cushing's name is commonly associated with his most famous discovery, Cushing's disease. In 1912 he reported in a study an endocrinological syndrome caused...

levels in the blood (hypercortisolism) in adults with endogenous Cushing's syndrome who also have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and...

disease is under control. Serious side effects include iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome, hypertension, osteoporosis, diabetes, infection, and skin atrophy...

sign of Cushing's syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, carcinoid syndrome, polycythemia vera, and rosacea. In superior vena cava syndrome compression...

include treatment of excessive male-patterned hair growth in women and Cushing's syndrome. Common side effects when applied to the skin include redness. Common...

diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency and occasionally in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome (hypercortisolism). It is part of the steroidogenesis inhibitor class...

deep tone voice and others symptoms similar to hyperandrogenism), Cushing's syndrome, hyperprolactinemia (leading to anovulation), androgen-secreting neoplasms...

face (also known as "Cushingoid facies") – Cushing's syndrome Elfin facies – Williams syndrome, Donohue syndrome Potter facies – oligohydramnios Mask like...

increasing the risk of vision and hearing loss. Cushing's syndrome: In McCune–Albright syndrome, Cushing's syndrome is a very rare feature that develops only...

classification of Cushing's syndrome, the term "steroid dementia syndrome" is particularly useful because it recognizes both the cause of the syndrome and the specific...

Factitious disorder imposed on self, also known as Munchausen syndrome, is a factitious disorder in which those affected feign or induce disease, illness...

An insulin tolerance test (ITT) is a medical diagnostic procedure during which insulin is injected into a patient's vein, after which blood glucose is...

(reduced protein intake), and steroid therapy (catabolism). Cushing's syndrome Nephrotic syndrome has many causes and may either be the result of a glomerular...

with elevated intracranial pressure. It is also called von Rokitansky–Cushing syndrome. Apart from the stomach, ulcers may also develop in the proximal duodenum...

as disorders such as Cushing syndrome. The most common endocrine gland manifestation is an ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome due to primary pigmented...

symptom(s), followed by Cushing's syndrome and precocious puberty. Among adults presenting with hormonal syndromes, Cushing's syndrome alone is most common...

hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome): excessive levels of cortisol Secondary hypercortisolism (pituitary tumor resulting in Cushing's disease, pseudo-Cushing's syndrome)...