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Eyelid edema due to Cushing's syndrome.

Koichiro YamamotoKosuke OkaKou HasegawaFumio Otuska
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
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.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • adipose tissue
  • soft tissue