List of symptoms of Cushing's syndrome

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cushing's syndrome includes the 81 symptoms listed below:


Specific childhood or adolescent Cushing's symptoms:

Extreme weight gain
Growth retardation
Missed periods - in teenage girls
Excess hair growth
Body hair growth
Facial hair growth
Acne
Reddish-blue streaks on the skin
High blood pressure
Tiredness
Muscle weakness
Very early puberty
Very late puberty





Adult Cushing's symptoms

Extreme weight gain
Upper body obesity
Rounded face
Increased neck fat
Excess hair growth
High blood pressure
Sleep disturbances
High blood sugar
Diabetes-like symptoms
Hyperadrenocorticism
Bruising easily
Skin problems
Thin skin
Fragile skin
Poor healing
Stretch marks
Abdominal stretch marks
Mood changes
Irritability
Anxiety
Depression
Moodiness
Fatigue
Mental disturbances
Weak muscles
Backaches
Thinning arms
Thinning legs
Weak bones
Rib fractures
Spinal column fractures
Sexual and fertility problems
Irregular menstrual periods
Absent menstrual periods
Reduced libido
Reduced male fertility
Virilisation
Deepening voice
Balding
Loss of scalp hair
Hirsutism
Increased facial hair
Increased body hair
Increased weight
Rounded face
Obesity around trunk
Slender limbs
Red face
Thin skin
Fragile skin
Slow-healing skin
Weakened connective tissue
Reddish-blue stretch marks
Excessive hair thickness in women
Menstrual disorders
Impaired male fertility
Reduced male sex drive
Absent male sex drive
Hypertension
Brittle bones
Fractures
Osteoporosis
Hyperglycemia
Severe weakness
Fatigue
Psychiatric disturbances

Note that Cushing's syndrome symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Cushing's syndrome signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

By Chris
source: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/cushings_syndrome/symptoms.htm