48+ Moon Face Cushing's Disease Symptoms Pictures. Weight gain and fatty tissue deposits, particularly around the midsection and upper back, in the face (moon face), and between the shoulders (buffalo cushing's syndrome/disease. A moon face is a medical sign in which the face develops a rounded appearance (reminiscent of the man in the moon) due to fat deposits on the sides of the face.
Excess fat, thinning of the skin.
Basically, for all of this disease is highly associated with complications in the long run. Pituitary cushing's syndrome (cushing's disease) is the most common cause of cushing's syndrome, and stems from hyperplasia of both adrenal glands caused by over stimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth), usually from pituitary adenoma. Since my last post i have gone to see the university of michigan pituitary team many times. Cushing's disease is one common cause of the cushing's syndrome that occurs when the pituitary releases excess acth, leading to extra cortisol being made.
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