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Joroba detrás de los hombros - Overview

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. Esto provoca una forma anormal, pero por sí sola no causa grasa excesiva en la parte posterior del cuello.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/18/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Nieman LK. Adrenal cortex. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 245.

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

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