ICD-11 code : 5A70;
Preferred Label : Cushing syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Cushing syndrome results from excess of corticosteroid hormones in the body due to
overstimulation of the adrenal glands by excessive amounts of the hormone ACTH, secreted
either by a tumuor of the pituitary gland (Cushing's disease) or by a malignant tumour
in the lung or elsewhere. Symptoms include weight gain, reddening of the face and
neck, excess growth of body and facial hair, raised blood pressure, loss of mineral
from the bones (osteoporosis), raised blood glucose levels, and sometimes mental disturbances.;
ICD-11 synonym : Hypercortisolism; Hyperadrenocorticism; Cushing disease;
ICD-11 inclusion : cortisol hypersecretion; corticoadrenal hypersecretion; Cushing syndrome NOS;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 5A70.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 5A70.Z;
Origin ID : 1654321425;
UMLS CUI : C0342443;
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Cushing syndrome results from excess of corticosteroid hormones in the body due to
overstimulation of the adrenal glands by excessive amounts of the hormone ACTH, secreted
either by a tumuor of the pituitary gland (Cushing's disease) or by a malignant tumour
in the lung or elsewhere. Symptoms include weight gain, reddening of the face and
neck, excess growth of body and facial hair, raised blood pressure, loss of mineral
from the bones (osteoporosis), raised blood glucose levels, and sometimes mental disturbances.