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Descriptor English: Cushing Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Cushing
Descriptor síndrome de Cushing
Scope note: Trastorno causado por la exposición prolongada a niveles excesivos de cortisol (HIDROCORTISONA) u otros GLUCOCORTICOIDES procedentes de fuentes endógenas o exógenas. Se caracteriza por OBESIDAD en la zona superior del organismo, OSTEOPOROSIS, HIPERTENSIÓN, DIABETES MELLITUS, HIRSUTISMO, AMENORREA y retención de líquidos. El síndrome de Cushing endógeno o hipercortisolismo espontáneo se divide en dos grupos: el debido a un exceso de ADRENOCORTICOTROPINA y aquel otro independiente del ACTH.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Cushing
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Cushing
Entry term(s): Cushing's Syndrome
Hypercortisolism
Syndrome, Cushing
Syndrome, Cushing's
Tree number(s): C19.053.800.367
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003480
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with CUSHING DISEASE see PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 99; see CUSHING'S SYNDROME 1966-98
History Note: 99(66)
Related: Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion MeSH
DeCS ID: 3500
Unique ID: D003480
NLM Classification: WK 770
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Cushing Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0005427
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Cushing Syndrome
Entry term(s) Cushing's Syndrome
Hypercortisolism
Syndrome, Cushing
Syndrome, Cushing's



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