General Concepts of Endocrinology

Have you seen someone with a 'potbelly' and round moon face?  

Photo credits to: potbellysyndrome
Above picture shows a person diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome which is one of the endocrine system diseases. This is due to hypercortisolism which is caused by the overproduction of cortisol over a period of time. Cortisol is a hormone secreted by one of the endocrine glands.





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