Cushing syndrome
From IDWiki
Background
- Syndrome characterized by high serum cortisol levels
Etiologies
- Exogenous cortisol from therapeutic corticosteroid use
- ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma
- Cortisol-secreting adrenal adenoma, carcinoma, or hyperplasia
- Paraneoplastic secretion of ACTH by a tumour
