Women with Cushing's syndrome are often misdiagnosed as having polycystic ovarian ... rounded facies, violaceous striae, thin skin, bruising and proximal muscle weakness In younger patients ...

The signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome vary from mild to severe, depending on the level of cortisol hormone in the body. Changes in body appearance are common in individuals with Cushing ...

A 47-year-old woman was referred for assessment for Cushing syndrome. The patient’s history included well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, for which she took two hypoglycemic agents orally, and ...

The presentation of Cushing’s disease varies by age, with older adults having fewer hallmark features of the condition and more comorbidities, according to study findings published in The ...

Overall, Cushing's syndrome is quite uncommon and affects approximately 1 in 50,000 people. Most of them are adults between the ages of 20 and 50. Women are 3 times more commonly affected than men.

THIS report describes a patient with Cushing's syndrome who presented two unusual ... such as hypertension, moon facies, buffalo hump, abdominal striae and truncal obesity with slender ...

Cushing's symptoms include weight gain, redistribution of fat to the face, a deposit of fat below the neck in the back, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression.

Discussion. Hypercortisolism, known eponymously as Cushing syndrome, is characterized by clinical manifestations of glucocorticoid excess. Patients can present with a spectrum of symptoms and signs, ...

Upon examination, the patient's plethoric round facies, purple abdominal striae and supraclavicular fat pads raised concern that she had Cushing's syndrome. There was no bruising or proximal myopathy.

Upon examination, the patient's plethoric round facies, purple abdominal striae and supraclavicular fat pads raised concern that she had Cushing's syndrome. There was no bruising or proximal myopathy.