[Metabolic hypercorticism diagnosed during dental care].
Excess amounts of adrenocortical hormones might be clinically observed most notably in the upper part of the face. The diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome depends on a simple laboratory evaluation. Computer scanning may be of considerable value in localising adrenal tumors and differentiating them from bilateral hyperplasia, which has a pituitary origin.
D000308:Adrenocortical Hyperfunction / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
Hypercorticisme métabolique découvert en stomatologie.