ABDOMINAL
GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY
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At operation of excision of a diffusive thyroid gland struma a patient died from acute adrenals insufficiency. An autopsy, besides the atrophy of adrenals, revealed a left ventricle hypertrophy in a heart, a hypertrophy and an intracellular edema of cardiomyocytes, a serous edema and lymphoid infiltration of a myocardial stroma. What is the figurative name of a heart pathology presented at post-mortem?
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Thyrotoxyc heart
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Tabby cat heart
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Cor bovinum
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Cor pulmonary
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pituitary adenomas are by far the most common cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome and are referred to as Cushing’s disease (Raff et al.
Detailed explanation-2: -Primary hypercortisolism is known as Cushing syndrome. It is the autonomous overproduction of cortisol by the adrenal gland. Common causes include adrenal adenoma, adrenal carcinoma, and adrenal hyperplasia. Secondary hypercortisolism is due to increased ACTH production, which leads to an increase in cortisol.
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