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Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	E 24.0
ICD-9	255.0
MeSH	D047748

Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion (or Cushing disease) is a form of hyperpituitarism characterized by an abnormally high level of ACTH produced by the anterior pituitary.^[1]

It is one of the causes of Cushing's syndrome. (However, Cushing's syndrome can be caused by many other causes, including exogenous administration.)

References

^ Drouin J, Bilodeau S, Vallette S (September 2007). "Of old and new diseases: genetics of pituitary ACTH excess (Cushing) and deficiency". Clin. Genet. 72 (3): 175–82. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00877.x. PMID 17718852. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0009-9163&date=2007&volume=72&issue=3&spage=175.

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Endocrine pathology: endocrine diseases (E00-35, 240-259)

Pancreas/
glucose
metabolism

Hypofunction	Diabetes mellitus types: (type 1, type 2, MODY 1 2 3 4 5 6) · complications (coma, angiopathy, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy, cardiomyopathy) insulin receptor (Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome) · Insulin resistance

Hyperfunction	Hypoglycemia · beta cell (Hyperinsulinism) · G cell (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)

Hypothalamic/
pituitary axes

Hypothalamus

gonadotropin (Kallmann syndrome, Adiposogenital dystrophy) · CRH (Tertiary adrenal insufficiency) · vasopressin (Neurogenic diabetes insipidus) · general (Hypothalamic hamartoma)

Pituitary

Hyperpituitarism	anterior (Acromegaly, Hyperprolactinaemia, Pituitary ACTH hypersecretion) · posterior (SIADH) · general (Nelson's syndrome)

Hypopituitarism	anterior (Kallmann syndrome, Growth hormone deficiency, ACTH deficiency/Secondary adrenal insufficiency) · posterior (Neurogenic diabetes insipidus) · general (Empty sella syndrome, Pituitary apoplexy, Sheehan's syndrome, Lymphocytic hypophysitis)

Thyroid

Parathyroid

Hypoparathyroidism	Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism	Primary · Secondary · Tertiary · Osteitis fibrosa cystica

Adrenal

Hyperfunction	aldosterone: Hyperaldosteronism/Primary aldosteronism (Conn syndrome, Bartter syndrome, Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism) · AME · Liddle's syndrome · 17α CAH cortisol: Cushing's syndrome (Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome) sex hormones: 21α CAH · 11β CAH

Hypofunction/ Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's, WF)	aldosterone: Hypoaldosteronism (21α CAH, 11β CAH) cortisol: CAH (Lipoid, 3β, 11β, 17α, 21α) sex hormones: 17α CAH

Gonads

ovarian: Polycystic ovary syndrome · Premature ovarian failure

testicular: enzymatic (5-alpha-reductase deficiency, 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency) · Androgen receptor (Androgen insensitivity syndrome)

general: Hypogonadism (Delayed puberty) · Hypergonadism (Precocious puberty)

Height

Gigantism · Dwarfism/Short stature (Laron syndrome, Psychogenic dwarfism)

Multiple

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS1, APS2) · Carcinoid syndrome · Multiple endocrine neoplasia (1, 2A, 2B) · Progeria · Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome

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