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Hierarchy  - English - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Italian - Dutch    Cushing Syndrome Definition: 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 ACTH and those that are ACTH-independent. Synonym(s): Cushing's Syndrome / Hypercortisolism / Syndrome, Cushing / Syndrome, Cushing's / See also: Adenoma, Basophil  Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion    MeSH 2010 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

Web resources for "Cushing Syndrome"   English (21)  French (3)  German (5)  Spanish (5)    Italian (1)   = Site with HON description   -   = Site with a robot description info: enter the site: (click below) domain of the site:   HONcode - Cushing syndrome - exogenous www.healthcentral.com 5 HONcode - Cushing syndrome due to adrenal tumor: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia www.nlm.nih.gov 11 Cushing's Syndrome - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments - Better Medicine www.wrongdiagnosis.com 2 Cushing's Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) www.ninds.nih.gov 2 Welcome! / Cushings-Help.com Support for Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease www.cushings-help.com 5 Cushing's syndrome - MayoClinic.com www.mayoclinic.com   HONcode - Orphanet: Cushing syndrome www.orpha.net 4 Cushing's syndrome www.virtualendocrinecentre.com   BBC - Health: Cushing's syndrome www.bbc.co.uk   Cushing's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation - September 1, 2000 - American Family Physician www.aafp.org 2 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Full text | Carney complex (CNC) www.ojrd.com   Cushing's Syndrome www.virtualcardiaccentre.com 3 Whonamedit - Cushing's syndrome I www.whonamedit.com 3 HONcode - DiabetesMonitor | Site Update Notification www.diabetesmonitor.com   next results See also: - Adenoma, Basophil - Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion Broader term(s): - Endocrine System Diseases Browse - New search       Medical image(s) for "Cushing Syndrome" No results for this term. Browse other medical images in HONmedia? Browse - New search       Medical News for "Cushing Syndrome" No results for this term. More health news Browse - New search       Scientific articles from MEDLINE for "Cushing Syndrome"   - English - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Italian - Dutch     All recent articles  Therapy:  by recall    /  by precision  Diagnosis:  by recall    /  by precision  Etiology:  by recall    /  by precision  Prognosis:  by recall    /  by precision Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy Browse - New search       Clinical Trials for "Cushing Syndrome" ClinicalTrials.gov - Linking patients to medical research Long Term Post Operative Follow-Up of Cushing Syndrome New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome A Study to Confirm Recurrent or Persistent Cushing's Syndrome in Patients With Signs or Symptoms of Hypercortisolemia Jugular Vein Sampling for Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome Diagnostic Performance of Screening Tests for Cushing's Syndrome An Extension Study of CORLUX in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome   More results See also: - Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion Broader term(s): - Adrenocortical Hyperfunction - Adrenal Gland Diseases - Endocrine System Diseases Browse - New search       Medical Conferences/Events for "Cushing Syndrome" No results for this term. Consult HON's world-wide database of medical meetings Browse - New search       Refine the search for  "Cushing Syndrome" Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy   Broader term(s):       Diseases           Endocrine System Diseases               Adrenal Gland Diseases                   Adrenocortical Hyperfunction  MeSH 2010 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

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