RT Book, Section A1 Miller, Walter L. A2 Kline, Mark W. SR Print(0) ID 1182920081 T1 Adrenal Excess T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259588594 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182920081 RD 2024/03/28 AB Cushing syndrome designates any form of glucocorticoid excess; Cushing disease designates hypercortisolism from pituitary overproduction of corticotropin (ACTH). Other causes include adrenal adenoma, adrenal carcinoma, multinodular adrenal hyperplasias, and the ectopic ACTH syndrome. Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome results from administration of supraphysiologic quantities of glucocorticoids.