Cushing’s syndrome occurs when the body’s tissues are expose…

Cushing’s syndrome occurs when the body’s tissues are exposed to high levels of cortisol for too long. Many people develop Cushing’s syndrome because they take steroid glucocorticoids such as prednisone for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other inflammatory diseases. Other people develop Cushing’s syndrome because their bodies produce too much cortisol.Cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands located near the kidney, yet pituitary tumors cause 70% of Cushing’s syndrome cases. The best explanation for this observation is that the pituitary tumor releases