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What clinical sign or symptom do you consider to be the most specific for Cushing syndrome?

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Endocrinology · Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Cushing's syndrome is a rare disease. The following symptoms and signs are suggestive.

Symptoms: weight gain, especially in the middle, muscle weakness, and easy bruising

Signs:

  • Moon facies
  • Central obesity with relatively thin arms and legs
  • Pad of fat behind the neck (Buffalo hump), thin skin, pur...

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