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Cushing syndrome is a disease that occurs when your body produces too much of the hormone cortisol. It may also occur if you take too much cortisol or other steroid hormones.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 18, 2008
Cushing''s syndrome is a relatively rare endocrine(hormonal) disorder resulting from excessive exposure to the hormone cortisol. The disorder, which leads to a variety of symptoms and physical abnormalities, is most commonly caused by taking medica...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Cushing syndrome was first described by an American neurosurgeon in the early twentieth century named Harvey Cushing. Cushing recognized a specific set of symptoms that collectively he identified as part of a syndrome.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Cushing''s syndrome is a relatively rare endocrine(hormonal) disorder resulting from excessive exposure to the hormone cortisol. The disorder, which leads to a variety of symptoms and physical abnormalities, is most commonly caused by taking medica...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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