Associated Conditions for Cushing's syndrome
Excerpts on associated medical conditions for Cushing's syndrome:
Sometimes other conditions may be associated with many of the symptoms
of Cushing's syndrome. These include polycystic ovarian syndrome, which
may cause menstrual disturbances, weight gain from adolescence, excess
hair growth and sometimes impaired insulin action and diabetes. Commonly,
weight gain, high blood pressure and abnormal levels of cholesterol and
triglycerides in the blood are associated with resistance to insulin
action and diabetes; this has been described as the "Metabolic
Syndrome-X." Patients with these disorders do not have abnormally elevated
cortisol levels.
(Source: excerpt from
Cushing's Syndrome: NIDDK)
List of associated medical conditions for Cushing's syndrome:
The list of conditions mentioned by various sources
as associated with Cushing's syndrome includes:
About associated conditions for Cushing's syndrome:
Associated conditions are those which appear
statistically related, but do not have
a clear cause or effect relationship.
Whereas the complications
are caused by Cushing's syndrome,
and underlying causes
may be causes of Cushing's syndrome,
the following list shows associated conditions
that simply appear with higher frequency in people
who have Cushing's syndrome.
In some cases, there may be overlap
between this list and risk factors
for Cushing's syndrome.
People with Cushing's syndrome may be more likely to
get a condition on the list of associated conditions,
or the reverse may be true, or both.
Whether they are causes of, caused by, or simply
coincidentally related to Cushing's syndrome
is not always clear.
For general information,
see Associated Condition Misdiagnosis.
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