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Excess Steroid in the body: Cushing Syndrome

May 24, 2020 by Dr. Arpan Bhattacharyya

What is Cushing’s syndrome? The condition of cortisol excess is called Cushing’s syndrome. It can be due to excess secretion of cortisol either due to a problem in adrenal gland itself or due to excess secretion of ACTH, the Pituitary hormone that controls cortisol secretion. In some rare occasion, ACTH can come from tumours from […]

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