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Differentiating Metabolic Syndrome from other Diseases

The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate Cushing's disease from other conditions that may cause hypertension, hyperandrogenism, and obesity. Facial plethora, skin changes, osteoporosis, nephrolithiasis and neuropsychiatric conditions should raise the concern for Cushing's syndrome.

Conditions Causes Associated features Diagnostic approach Metabolic syndrome X Familial/genetic Obesity Insulin resistance Obesity Hypertension PCOS/hyperandrogenism Oligomenorrhea/hypogonadism Dyslipidemia Diabetes/Glucose intolerance Waist circumference Low-density lipoproteins High-density lipoproteins Glucose tolerance test Fasting blood sugar HbA1c Cushing's syndrome Iatrogenic Pituitary adenoma Adrenal tumor Adrenal hyperplasia Ectopic ACTH secretion Obesity Hypertension PCOS/hyperandrogenism Oligomenorrhea/hypogonadism Osteoporosis Myopathy/cutaneous wasting Neuropsychiatric problems Kidney stones 24-hour urine cortisol Midnight salivary cortisol Low dose dexamethasone challenge test CRH stimulation High dose dexamethasone test MRI brain CT/MRI adrenals Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome Obesity Alcoholism Depression HIV Obesity Hypertension PCOS/hyperandrogenism Oligomenorrhea/hypogonadism Urinary free cortisol Midnight salivary cortisol Low dose dexamethasone challenge test Glucose tolerance test Loperamide test References