Question 180 · LEK · Hypercortisolism
The most common cause of signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome is:
- A. Cushing’s disease.
- B. adrenal cancer.
- C. chronic administration of glucocorticoids.
- D. congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
- E. pheochromocytoma.
Hint
Distinguish endogenous from exogenous causes of hypercortisolism and ask which is met far more often in practice.
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