Metabolic Syndrome: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

  • Cushing’s syndrome – group of disorders leading to hypercortisolism (hypercortisolism; excess of cortisol)).
  • PCO syndrome (synonyms: PCOS; polycystic ovary syndrome; polycystic ovary syndrome; polycystic ovary syndrome; polycystic ovaries; polycystic ovary disease; polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO syndrome); polycystic ovary syndrome; Stein-Leventhal syndrome) – symptom complex characterized by hormonal dysfunction of the ovaries (ovary); this is accompanied by cycle disorders, hyperandrogenemia (increased formation of male sex hormones) and polycystic ovaries (cysts in the ovaries).