ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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A 42-year-old woman presented with the obesity, chiefly of the trunk and face, steroid diabetes, an arterial hypertension and secondary dysfunction of ovaries. An autopsy. revealed a hypertrichosis, a hirsutism, strias on a skin of hips and a abdomen. In the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland a tumour was found. Histological investigation showed the basophilic adenoma of the pituitary and hyperplasia of a fascicular layer in adrenals. What of the listed diagnoses is the most likely?
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Itsenko-Cushing disease
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Itsenko-Cushing syndrome
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Simtnonds’ disease
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Adiposogenital dystrophy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hyperthyroidism happens when the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone. This condition also is called overactive thyroid. Hyperthyroidism speeds up the body’s metabolism. That can cause many symptoms, such as weight loss, hand tremors, and rapid or irregular heartbeat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Acromegaly occurs when GH hypersecretion occurs after the fusion of the epiphysis leading to large extremities and characteristic facies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thyroid storm, also known as thyrotoxic crisis, is an acute, life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism. It is an exaggerated presentation of thyrotoxicosis.
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