Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Cushing's syndrome
| About medication causes: Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Cushing's syndrome. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Cushing's syndrome but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis. |
Medication causes list: The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibly causing Cushing's syndrome includes:
- Glucocorticoids - from long-term usage.
- Steroidal treatments - long-term treatment (e.g. anti-inflammatory arthritis treatment or cancer treatment).
- Corticosteroids
- Prednisone
Medication causes:
Many people suffer the symptoms of Cushing's syndrome because they
take glucocorticoid hormones such as prednisone for asthma, rheumatoid
arthritis, lupus or other inflammatory diseases.
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Cushing's Syndrome: NIDDK
Last revision:
May 26, 2003
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