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Endocrine System Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Hyperpituitarism > Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Hypothalamic Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Hyperpituitarism > Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion

Preferred term

Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Cushing Disease
  • Cushing Disease, Pituitary
  • Cushing's Disease
  • Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary
  • Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary-Dependant
  • Disease, Cushing
  • Hypercortisolism Disorder, Pituitary-Dependant
  • Hypercortisolism, Pituitary-Dependant
  • Pituitary Cushing Disease
  • Pituitary Cushing Syndrome
  • Pituitary Dependant Cushing Syndrome
  • Pituitary-Dependant Cushing Syndrome
  • Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism
  • Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism
  • Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
  • Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder
  • Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorders
  • Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolisms

Note

  • do not confuse entry term CUSHING DISEASE with CUSHING SYNDROME

Scope note

  • A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME.

History note

  • 2005; for INAPPROPRIATE ACTH SECRETION SYNDROME use HYPERPITUITARISM 2000-2004

In other languages

  • aivolisäkkeen ACTH:n ylituotanto

    Finnish

  • aivolisäkeperäinen Cushingin oireyhtymä
  • aivolisäkeperäinen Cushingin syndrooma
  • aivolisäkeperäinen Cushingin tauti
  • aivolisäkeperäinen lisämunuaiskuoren liikatoiminta
  • aivolisäkkeen ACTH-hypersekreetio
  • aivolisäkkeen ACTH-ylituotanto
  • aivolisäkkeen ACTH:n hypersekreetio
  • aivolisäkkeen kortikotropiinin liikaeritys
  • Cushingin tauti
  • hyperadrenocorticismus pituitarius
  • hypersecretio corticotropini pituitarii
  • hypofysberoende Cushings sjukdom
  • hypofysberoende hyperadrenokorticism
  • morbus Cushing
  • morbus Cushing pituitarius
  • överproduktion av hypofysärt ACTH
  • Hypofysär ACTH-överproduktion

    Swedish

  • Cushings sjukdom
  • Överproduktion av ACTH i hypofysen

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D047748

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