Purple striae Cushings syndrome
A photograph of stretch marks called striae seen in a patient with Cushings syndrome also called hypercortisolism an endocrine disorder caused by excessive levels of the endogenous corticosteroid hormone cortisol Symptoms include weight gain particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs called central obesity a moon face excess sweating atrophy of the skin which gets thin and bruises easily purple striae proximal muscle weakness hips shoulders and hirsutism male pattern hair growth
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Keywords: 010162, arm, axilla, corticosteroid, cortisol, cushings, endocrine, endocrinology, health, healthcare, hormones, hypercortisolism, man, marks, medical, medicine, photograph, purple, skin, stretch, stretchmarks, striae, striations, syndrome
