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Joroba detrás de los hombros - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Joroba de búfalo; Acumulación de grasa dorsocervical

Definición:

Es una protuberancia de grasa en la parte posterior del cuello.

Consideraciones generales:

Una joroba detrás de los hombros en sí no es un signo de ninguna enfermedad específica. El médico debe tener en cuenta esto junto con otros síntomas y resultados de exámenes.

Causas comunes:

  • Ciertos fármacos empleados para tratar el SIDA
  • Uso prolongado de ciertos medicamentos esteroides, incluyendo prednisona, cortisona e hidrocortisona
  • Obesidad extrema
  • Hipercortisolismo (ocasionado por el síndrome de Cushing)

La osteoporosis puede producir una curvatura de la columna en el cuello, llamada cifoescoliosis.

  • Fecha de revisión: 3/18/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Elizabeth H. Holt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

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Stewart PM. The Adrenal Cortex. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 14.

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