Question 1

what is cushing disease ?

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Endocrine disease: Cushings disease is excess glucocorticoids produced by the adrenal glad.  This leads to central obesity, proximal muscle weakness, fatigue, buffalo hump.  The adrenal is stimulated by adrenocorticotropic hormone produced in excess by a pituitary tumor in cushings disease.  Cushings syndrome is adrenal excess by other mechanisms including exogenous intake.

Question 2

i think i may i have cushing disease?

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: I do not know what you know about Cushing's disease, however it is best that you get evaluated rather than making diagnosis without getting professional evaluation so you could get prompt treatment.

Question 3

what sort of disorder is cushing disease?

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Cushing's disease: Cushing's disease is a condition where the pituitary (tumor) is producing too much acth (adrenalcorticotropic hormone). This hormone stimulates your adrenal glands to produce extra cortisol (stress hormone) which in excess can cause a lot of metabolic problems.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of cushing disease?

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Many symptoms: Symptoms / signs:  truncal obesity (mr. Potatohead look), "moon" facies, thinning of skin, easy bruising, "buffalo" hump in upper back, purple stretch marks, hypertension, fatigue, psychiatric sx, insomnia, excess hair growth, muscle weakness and loss.  Symptoms are often progressive and should prompt screening.

Question 5

difference between cushing disease and syndrome ?

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Disease vs. syndrome: Hi. Cushing's disease is specifically hypercortisolism due to an ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma. Cushing's syndrome is simply the clinical manifestations of hypercortisolism, and (once you know it's not pituitary) can be due to adrenal tumors (benign or malignant), exogenous glucocorticoid therapy, or a paraneoplastic syndrome (cancers that secrete ACTH or CRH).

Question 6

what choices do i have for treating cushing disease?

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Options: Cushing's disease is different than cushing's syndrome.  Cushing's disease is caused by a tumor or enlargement (hyperplasia) of the pituitary gland.  The best treatment is to take it out through surgery.  If the surgery is incomplete, radiation treatment can then be used.  Lastly, if these treatments are not successful, the adrenal glands may need to be removed to stop the production of cortisol.

Question 7

is it bad luck or bad genes that made me develop cushing disease?

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Bad luck: Cushing's disease is caused by a growth on your pituitary gland.  This disease can occur in anyone.  There is one condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (men 1) that can be inherited and it causes cushing's disease.  This is exceedingly rare so odds are you don't have this.

Question 8

when i was little, my parents said i had cushing disease. i don't know many others who have had it. what is it?

Accepted Answer

Excess cortisol : Cushing's disease is very uncommon. It is a pituitary tumor that makes a hormone (acth) that stimulates the adrenal gland to make excess cortisol. The treatment is pituitary surgery, sometimes followed by radiation and/or meds. Cushing's syndrome is excess cortisol from any cause - steroid use, adrenal mass or cushings disease. Symptoms are same-obesity, thin fragile skin, easy bruising, etc.

Question 9

what's the difference between polycystic ovarian syndrome and cushing disease? how do you know which one you have?

Accepted Answer

: They are very different disorders. You may assume they are similar because both have increased steroid hormones. But entirely different types of steroid:  predominantly androgens (male sex hormones) in PCOS and corticosteroids (cortisol and similar) in Cushing's disease. The symptoms, signs, and lab tests are completely different. Discuss with your doctor, or search both online. Good luck.

Question 10

symptoms wise difference between pcos & cushing disease.2 or 3 symptomes which occur only in cushing disease not in pcos?

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Symptoms overlap: The difference between the 2 is best noted in lab work rather than symptoms, since many symptoms are present in both.  Striae (pink/purplish stretch marks) are more common in cushings as well as slow healing wounds and infections.

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