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

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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

1. Source: Algorithmically Generated List

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