See also the Cushing's Journal at http://www.cushings-help.com/documents/cushings-journal.xls
Note: Not every patient has every symptom. Do not
attempt to diagnose yourself. This list is a partial checklist of frequently-noticed symptoms. Carefully filling out this checklist and taking it to your medical
personnel can be an important first step in getting appropriate testing and
the proper medical diagnosis. Please
show this to your qualified medical personnel. Print these symptoms to
take to your doctor to help with your diagnosis. Check off each day that you have observed this
symptom. Rank symptoms on a scale of 1 (present, but not bad), 2 (fair), 3 (bad) and 4
(unbearable!). Also helpful to take are
any past medical records; pictures of yourself when you were thinner, had more
hair, no straie, etc.
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Possible
Symptoms
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
Fatness of the face, sometimes called
"moonface"*, neck and trunk C
*Moonface
(not just a round face, but extra fullness at the sides of the face
beginning at the top of the ears that eventually swells up.
Earlobes cannot be seen looking
straight on. C
Facial plethora C
Unexplained weight gain C,
CFS, IBS, P, PR, T
Sudden weight gain C
Weight gain in upper body, abdomen C,
PCOS
Accumulation of
fat under
the skin, but also in the abdomen (visceral fat) GH-
Accumulation of body fat
EC
Weight gain. (often around
the waist and thighs, resulting in "disappearing waistline"
& changes in body shape.) C
ObesityCR
"Buffalo hump", a
fat accumulation over the upper back and trunk C
A roll of fat where the neck and shoulder meet.
C
Sub-clavical fat pads.
C
Thinning arms and legs
Weight loss
Ruddy complexion with purple markings C
Pink or purple stretch marks on the abdomen,
thighs, buttocks, arms and breasts (striae) C
Violaceous striae wider than 1 cm C
Diminished resistance to infections C
Easy bruising, poor healing after cuts and
bruises C
Acne C, P, PM,
T
Painful skin rash (dermatitis herpetiformis)
IBS
Skin rashes, especially "butterfly rash" on the nose and cheeks
Multiple skin tags A
Hyperpigmentation or dark tanning
AD,
AN
Sun sensitivity L
Oily skin A
Fragile, thin skinC
Dry skin
Soft tissue thickening (flesh)
palms of hands and soles of feet A
Skin thickening
Skin ulcers on the fingers
Itchy, crawly skin (feeling of ants crawling under the skin, not just
dry, itchy skin) PM
Coarse facial featuresA
Excessive sweating
A
Sweating and hot flashes PM,
T
Changes in body odor PM
Below normal temperature
C
Increased sensitivity to cold
C
Temperature
regulation abnormalities CR
Feeling cold when others feel hot C,
T
Low body temperature C,
T
Feeling hot when others feel cold PM,
T
Raynaud's phenomenon (extreme sensitivity to cold in the
hands and feet)
Elevated fever, higher body temperature IBS,
L, T
Hot flashes,
flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling PM
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