Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion

"Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME.

Descriptor ID	D047748
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.617.738.250.725 C19.700.355.800
Concept/Terms	Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion ACTH Hypersecretion, Pituitary Hypersecretion, Pituitary ACTH Cushing Disease, Pituitary Cushing Diseases, Pituitary Pituitary Cushing Disease Pituitary Cushing Diseases Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder Hypercortisolism Disorder, Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorders, Pituitary-Dependant Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorder Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Disorders Pituitary-Dependant Cushing Syndrome Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary-Dependant Pituitary Dependant Cushing Syndrome Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolism Hypercortisolism, Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolisms, Pituitary-Dependant Pituitary Dependant Hypercortisolism Pituitary-Dependant Hypercortisolisms Cushing Disease Disease, Cushing Pituitary Cushing Syndrome Cushing Syndrome, Pituitary Inappropriate ACTH Secretion Syndrome Inappropriate ACTH Secretion Syndrome Inappropriate Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Inappropriate Secretion

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Hypothalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.617]
Pituitary Diseases [C10.228.140.617.738]
Hyperpituitarism [C10.228.140.617.738.250]
Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion [C10.228.140.617.738.250.725]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Pituitary Diseases [C19.700]
Hyperpituitarism [C19.700.355]
Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion [C19.700.355.800]

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