Open AccessEyelid edema due to Cushing's syndrome
Author(s) -
Yamamoto Koichiro,
Oka Kosuke,
Hasegawa Kou,
Otsuka Fumio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5940
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , edema , peripheral edema , sign (mathematics) , dermatology , radiology , surgery , adverse effect , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Abstract Cushing's syndrome (CS) shows diverse signs such as centripetal obesity, moon face, and buffalo hump, which can complicate the diagnosis. Facial features including eyelid edema, as an underrecognized sign, can be diagnostic clues for an excess of corticoids in a CS patient.