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* Rapid [[obesity|weight gain]], particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs ([[central obesity]]) | * Rapid [[obesity|weight gain]], particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs ([[central obesity]]) | ||
* A round face often referred to as a "[[moon face]]" | * A round face often referred to as a "[[moon face]]" | ||
* Excess [[sweating]] | * Excess [[sweating]] | ||
* The excess cortisol may also affect other endocrine systems and cause, for example | |||
* The excess cortisol may also affect other endocrine systems and cause, for example | |||
** [[Insomnia]] | ** [[Insomnia]] | ||
** Reduced [[libido]] | ** Reduced [[libido]] | ||
** [[Impotence]] | ** [[Impotence]] | ||
** [[Amenorrhoea]] | ** [[Amenorrhoea]] | ||
** [[Infertility]] | ** [[Infertility]] | ||
* Patients frequently suffer various psychological disturbances, ranging from [[Euphoria (emotion)|euphoria]] to [[psychosis]]. [[clinical depression|Depression]] and [[anxiety]] are also common.<ref>{{cite book |title=The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences |last=Yudofsky |first=Stuart C. |coauthors=Robert E. Hales |edition=5th |year=2007 |publisher=American Psychiatric Pub, Inc. |isbn=1585622397 }}</ref> | * Patients frequently suffer various psychological disturbances, ranging from [[Euphoria (emotion)|euphoria]] to [[psychosis]]. [[clinical depression|Depression]] and [[anxiety]] are also common.<ref>{{cite book |title=The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences |last=Yudofsky |first=Stuart C. |coauthors=Robert E. Hales |edition=5th |year=2007 |publisher=American Psychiatric Pub, Inc. |isbn=1585622397 }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
Symptoms
Symptoms include
- Rapid weight gain, particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs (central obesity)
- A round face often referred to as a "moon face"
- Excess sweating
- The excess cortisol may also affect other endocrine systems and cause, for example
- Insomnia
- Reduced libido
- Impotence
- Amenorrhoea
- Infertility
- Patients frequently suffer various psychological disturbances, ranging from euphoria to psychosis. Depression and anxiety are also common.[1]
Furthermore, gastrointestinal disturbances, opportunistic infections and impaired wound healing (cortisol is a stress hormone, so it depresses the immune and inflammatory responses).
Osteoporosis is also problem in Cushing's Syndrome, as mentioned before, cortisol evokes a stress-like response. The body's maintenance of bone (and other tissues) is therefore no longer one of its main priorities, so to speak.
References
- ↑ Yudofsky, Stuart C. (2007). The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Pub, Inc. ISBN 1585622397. Unknown parameter
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