Cushing Syndrome
"Cushing Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excess levels of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) or other GLUCOCORTICOIDS from endogenous or exogenous sources. It is characterized by upper body OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; HYPERTENSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIRSUTISM; AMENORRHEA; and excess body fluid. Endogenous Cushing syndrome or spontaneous hypercortisolism is divided into two groups, those due to an excess of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN and those that are ACTH-independent.
| Descriptor ID |
D003480
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.800.367
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| Concept/Terms |
Cushing Syndrome- Cushing Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cushing
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cushing's
- Hypercortisolism
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Miller KA, Albanese C, Harrison M, Farmer D, Ostlie DJ, Gittes G, Holcomb GW. Experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy in pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Jul; 37(7):979-82; discussion 979-82.