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Síndrome de Cushing - Overview

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Hipercortisolismo

Definición:

Es un trastorno que ocurre cuando el cuerpo se expone a niveles altos de la hormona cortisol. También puede ocurrir si usted toma demasiado cortisol u otras hormonas esteroides.

Ver también: enfermedad de Cushing (enfermedad de Cushing hipofisaria)

Causas:

El síndrome de Cushing puede ser causado por tomar demasiados medicamentos corticoesteroides, como prednisona y prednisolona. Estos fármacos se utilizan para tratar afecciones como el asma o la artritis reumatoidea.

Otras personas desarrollan el síndrome de Cushing debido a que sus cuerpos producen demasiado cortisol, una hormona que normalmente se produce en las glándulas suprarrenales. Las causas de demasiado cortisol son:

  • Enfermedad de Cushing, cuando la hipófisis produce demasiada hormona corticotropina (ACTH, por sus siglas en inglés), la cual luego le da la señal a las glándulas suprarrenales para producir cortisol. Un tumor de la hipófisis puede causar esta afección.
  • Tumor de la glándula suprarrenal
  • Tumor en otra parte del cuerpo que produce cortisol
  • Tumor en otra parte del cuerpo que produce corticotropina (como el páncreas, el pulmón y la tiroides)
  • Reviewed last on: 10/14/2009
  • Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Stewart PM. The adrenal cortex. In: Kronenberg HM, Shlomo M, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 14.

Carroll T, Raff H, Findling JW. Late-night salivary control measurement in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4:344-350.

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