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Cushing's syndrome - exogenous   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Cushing's syndrome - corticosteroid induced; Corticosteroid-induced Cushing's syndrome; Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome

Symptoms

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

Signs and Tests

  • current use of cortisone, prednisone or other corticosteroids
  • low or undetectable morning plasma ACTH level
  • low or undetectable morning plasma cortisol level
  • failure to respond to a Cosyntropin stimulation test
  • low 17-ketosteroids in urine
  • fasting glucose is sometimes elevated
  • serum potassium may be low

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