"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cushing Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Is pseudo-Cushing's syndrome in a critically ill patient "pseudo"? Hypothesis and supportive case report. Endocr Pract. 2007 Mar-Apr; 13(2):153-8.
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A tale of three tumours. Postgrad Med J. 2005 Feb; 81(952):138, 140.
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[ADRENAL HYPERCORTICISM AND THYMIC CANCER]. Presse Med. 1965 Jun 23; 73:1831-4.