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==Overview==
==Overview==


Cushing's syndrome was first discovered by Dr. [[Harvey Cushing]] (an American physician, surgeon, and endocrinologist) in 1932.
Cushing's syndrome was first identified by Dr. [[Harvey Cushing]] (an American physician, surgeon, and endocrinologist) in 1932.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]

Overview

Cushing's syndrome was first identified by Dr. Harvey Cushing (an American physician, surgeon, and endocrinologist) in 1932.

Historical Perspective

Cushing's syndrome was first discovered by Dr. Harvey Cushing (an American physician, surgeon, and endocrinologist) in 1932. More than a century ago, Harvey Cushing introduced the term “pluriglandular syndrome” to describe a disorder characterized by rapid development of central obesity, arterial hypertension, proximal muscle weakness, diabetes mellitus, oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, thin skin, and ecchymoses. This was later identified as Cushing's syndrome. [1][2]

References

  1. Cushing HW. The basophil adenomas of the pituitary body and their clinical manifestations (pituitary basophilism). Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp 1932;50:137-195.
  2. Loriaux DL (2017). "Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome". N. Engl. J. Med. 376 (15): 1451–1459. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1505550. PMID 28402781.


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