Symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism

Symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cushing's symphalangism includes the 20 symptoms listed below:

• Symphalangism
• Fusion of carpal bones
• Fusion of tarsal bones
• Conductive deafness
• Crossed eyes
• Inability to close hand properly
• Permanent flexion of some fingers
• Fused foot bones
• Fused hand bones
• Fused finger joints
• Fused toe joints
• Short fingers
• Curved fingers
• Deafness
• Dislocated elbow
• Clubfoot
• Webbed fingers
• Weak eye muscles
• Fused upper arm bone and radius
• Wrist anomalies
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• Clubfoot - see all causes of Clubfoot
• Deafness - see all causes of Deafness
• Short fingers - see all causes of Finger symptoms
• Weak eye muscles - see all causes of Eye movement symptoms
• Webbed fingers - see all causes of Finger symptoms

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Cushing's syndrome: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Like other endocrine disorders, Cushing’s syndrome induces changes in multiple body systems, depending on the adrenocortical hormone involved. Clinical effects may include the following:

❑ Endocrine and metabolic systems: diabetes mellitus, with decreased glucose tolerance, fasting hyperglycemia, and glycosuria

❑ Musculoskeletal system: muscle weakness due to hypokalemia or to loss of muscle mass from increased catabolism, pathologic fractures due to decreased bone mineral, and skeletal growth retardation in children

❑ Skin: purplish striae; fat pads above the clavicles, over the upper back (buffalo hump), on the face (moon face), and throughout the trunk, with slender arms and legs; little or no scar formation; poor wound healing; acne and hirsutism in females

❑ GI system: peptic ulcer, resulting from increased gastric secretions and pepsin production, and decreased gastric mucus

❑ Central nervous system (CNS): irritability and emotional lability, ranging from euphoric behavior to depression or psychosis; insomnia

❑ Cardiovascular system: hypertension due to sodium and water retention; left ventricular hypertrophy; capillary weakness due to protein loss, which leads to bleeding, petechiae, and ecchymosis

❑ Immune system: increased susceptibility to infection due to decreased lymphocyte production and suppressed antibody formation; decreased resistance to stress (Suppressed inflammatory response may mask even a severe infection.)

❑ Renal and urologic systems: sodium and secondary fluid retention, increased potassium excretion, inhibited antidiuretic hormone secretion, ureteral calculi from increased bone demineralization with hypercalciuria

❑ Reproductive system: increased androgen production with clitoral hypertrophy, mild virilism, and amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea in females. Sexual dysfunction also occurs.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Cushing's syndrome: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Like other endocrine disorders, Cushing’s syndrome induces changes in multiple body systems, depending on the adrenocortical hormone involved. Specific signs and symptoms vary with the system affected.

❑ Endocrine and metabolic systems: diabetes mellitus, with decreased glucose tolerance, fasting hyperglycemia, and glycosuria

❑ Musculoskeletal system: muscle weakness resulting from hypokalemia or loss of muscle mass from increased catabolism, pathologic fractures from decreased bone mineral, and skeletal growth retardation in children

❑ Skin: purplish striae; fat pads above the clavicles, over the upper back (buffalo hump), on the face (moon face), and throughout the trunk, with slender arms and legs; little or no scar formation; poor wound healing; acne and hirsutism in women

❑ GI system: peptic ulcer, resulting from increased gastric secretions and pepsin production, and decreased gastric mucus

❑ Central nervous system (CNS): irritability and emotional lability, ranging from euphoric behavior to depression or psychosis; insomnia

❑ Cardiovascular system: hypertension resulting from sodium and water retention; left ventricular hypertrophy; capillary weakness from protein loss, which leads to bleeding and ecchymosis

❑ Immunologic system: increased susceptibility to infection because of decreased lymphocyte production and suppressed antibody formation; decreased resistance to stress; suppressed inflammatory response may mask even a severe infection or an acute abdominal disorder

❑ Renal and urologic systems: sodium and secondary fluid retention; increased potassium excretion; inhibited secretion of antidiuretic hormone; ureteral calculi from increased bone demineralization with hypercalciuria

❑ Reproductive system: increased androgen production, with clitoral hypertrophy, mild virilism, and amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea in women; sexual dysfunction also occurs.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Cushing's symphalangism as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism, it is also important to consider Cushing's symphalangism as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Cushing's symphalangism may cause:

• Conductive hearing loss
• Squint
• Symphalangism

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About signs and symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism. This signs and symptoms information for Cushing's symphalangism has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Cushing's symphalangism signs or Cushing's symphalangism symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Cushing's symphalangism may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Cushing's symphalangism symptoms.