KROK 1 2013 – Question 30 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 38-year-old female patient complains of general weakness, cardiac pain, increased appetite, no menstruation. Objectively: the height is 166 cm, weight 108 kg, the patient has moon-shaped face, subcutaneous fat is deposited mainly in the upper body, torso and hips. There are also blood-red streaks. Ps- 62/min, AP160/105 mm Hg. Which of the following diseases is the described pattern of obesity most typical for?
- A. Cushing pituitary basophilism
- B. Alimentary obesity
- C. Insulinoma
- D. Babinski-Frohlich syndrome
- E. Myxedema
Hint
Combine the fat distribution, skin striae, hypertension and amenorrhoea and ask which hormonal excess accounts for the whole picture.
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