Buffalo hump
The so-called “buffalo hump” is a medical symptom of excessive fat build-up in certain regions of the body. It is often caused by an excess of “cortisol” either through disease (e.g. Cushing’s syndrome) or medication side-effect (e.g. long-term steroid usage).
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Causes
Causes of buffalo hump include:
- Hypercortisolism
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Cushing’s disease
- Adrenal carcinoma
- Adrenal adenoma
- Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia
- Ectopic corticotropin production
- Pituitary disorder
- Obesity
- Drug side-effect
- Long-term glucocorticoid drug use
Causes List for Buffalo hump
Possible causes of Buffalo hump (or similar symptoms) may include:1
- Adrenal Adenoma (Buffalo hump)
- Adrenal carcinoma (Buffalo hump)
- Cushing’s Disease (Buffalo hump)
- Cushing’s Syndrome (buffalo hump)
- Hypercortisolism (Buffalo hump)
- Medication side-effect (Buffalo hump)
- Obesity (Buffalo hump)
- Pituitary disorder (Buffalo hump)
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References
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
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