<prompt> Not seen in cushings syndrome: March 2009HypeensionWeight gainHirsutismHypoglycemia  <response>: Ans. D: Hypoglycemia Symptoms of Cushings syndrome include rapid weight gain, paicularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs central obesity. A common sign is the growth of fat pads along the collar bone and on the back of the neck buffalo hump and a round face often referred to as a moon face. Other symptoms include hyperhidrosis excess sweating, telangiectasia dilation of capillaries, thinning of the skin which causes easy bruising and dryness, paicularly the hands and other mucous membranes, purple or red striae the weight gain in Cushings syndrome stretches the skin, which is thin and weakened, causing it to hemorrhage on the trunk, buttocks, arms, legs or breasts, proximal muscle weakness hips, shoulders, and hirsutism facial male-pattern hair growth, baldness andor cause hair to become extremely dry and brittle. In rare cases, Cushings can cause hypercalcemia, which can lead to skin necrosis Other signs include polyuria and accompanying polydipsia, persistent hypeension due to coisols enhancement of epinephrines vasoconstrictive effect and insulin resistance especially common in ectopic ACTH production, leading to hyperglycemia high blood sugar which can lead to diabetes mellitus. Cushings syndrome due to excess ACTH may also result in hyperpigmentation, such as acanthosis nigricans in the axilla. This is due to Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone production as a byproduct of ACTH synthesis from Pro-opiomelanocoin POMC. Coisol can also exhibit mineralcoicoid activity in high concentrations, worsening the hypeension and leading to hypokalemia common in ectopic ACTH secretion. Fuhermore, gastrointestinal disturbances, oppounistic infections and impaired wound healing coisol is a stress hormone, so it depresses the immune and inflammatory responses. Osteoporosis is also an issue in Cushings syndrome 