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MeSH Heading: Cushing Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C19.053.800.367
Unique ID: D003480
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003480
Annotation: do not confuse with CUSHING DISEASE see PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION
Scope Note: A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excess levels of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) or other GLUCOCORTICOIDS from endogenous or exogenous sources. It is characterized by upper body OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; HYPERTENSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIRSUTISM; AMENORRHEA; and excess body fluid. Endogenous Cushing syndrome or spontaneous hypercortisolism is divided into two groups, those due to an excess of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN and those that are ACTH-independent.
Entry Term(s): Cushing's Syndrome; Hypercortisolism
NLM Classification #: WK 770
See Also: Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
Public MeSH Note: 1999; see CUSHING'S SYNDROME 1966-1998
History Note: 1999(1966)
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/21

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Concept UI: M0005427
Scope Note: A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excess levels of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) or other GLUCOCORTICOIDS from endogenous or exogenous sources. It is characterized by upper body OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; HYPERTENSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIRSUTISM; AMENORRHEA; and excess body fluid. Endogenous Cushing syndrome or spontaneous hypercortisolism is divided into two groups, those due to an excess of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN and those that are ACTH-independent.
Terms: Cushing Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T010103
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Cushing's Syndrome
Term UI T010102
Date03/16/1998
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Hypercortisolism
Term UI T569856
Date01/22/2004
LexicalTag NON
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Cushing Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025