E24.2: Drug-induced Cushing syndrome
The messenger substance cortisol affects many processes in the body. For example, cortisol is released with stress. Cortisol also affects the sugar level in the blood and the blood pressure. The messenger substance cortisol is created in the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are located on the kidneys. The work of the adrenal glands is influenced by a regulating messenger substance from the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a gland in the brain.
You are taking a drug that works in a similar manner to cortisol. If your own immune system attacks the body, inflammations may occur. The drug can then be used to inhibit the immune system. In the process, you may sometimes have to be given a large amount of the drug. Various symptoms may arise as a result.
For example, fat may be stored in your body or face. On the other hand, the muscles in your arms and legs may become thinner. You may thus be weaker than normal. The skin may thin and stretch marks of some kind may form. The messenger substances also increase the sugar level in the blood. This may result in diabetes. If the disease lasts a very long time, the bones may no longer be as hard.
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