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Cushing syndrome |
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Cushing syndromeDisorder named for Harvey Williams Cushing, caused by adrenal cortex overactivity. If caused by a pituitary gland tumour, it is called Cushing disease. Symptoms include obesity of the trunk and face (“moon face”), muscle wasting, high blood pressure, easy bruising, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and fat between the shoulders (“buffalo hump”). Excess glucocorticoid hormones, whether produced by the adrenal gland or given as drugs, cause the symptoms, which are treated by surgery, radiation, cortisol-blocking drugs, or ending of glucocorticoid treatment. Cortisol treatment may be necessary after surgery. |
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DHEA-S is a kind of steroid hormone which serves as an indicator of adrenal cancer and Cushing's syndrome, as well as metabolic diseases. Patients with functional tumors present with specific syndromes, such as Cushing's syndrome (adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing). Cushing's Syndrome is a hormonal disorder that results in chronic elevation in circulating blood cortisol (a form of cortisone) concentrations (Tilley and Smith, 1997). |
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