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Cushing's disease and Osteoporosis

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Cushing's disease and Osteoporosis

Cushing's disease vs. Osteoporosis

Cushing's disease is a cause of Cushing's syndrome characterised by increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary (secondary hypercortisolism). Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone.

Similarities between Cushing's disease and Osteoporosis

Cushing's disease and Osteoporosis have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acromegaly, Amenorrhea, Cushing's syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, Disease, Glucocorticoid, Hyperthyroidism, Kidney stone disease, Prednisone.

Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a disorder that results from excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed.

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Amenorrhea

Amenorrhoea is the absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age.

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Cushing's syndrome

Cushing's syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms due to prolonged exposure to cortisol.

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Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.

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Disease

A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury.

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Glucocorticoid

Glucocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.

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Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.

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Kidney stone disease

Kidney stone disease, also known as urolithiasis, is when a solid piece of material (kidney stone) occurs in the urinary tract.

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Prednisone

Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is mostly used to suppress the immune system.

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Cushing's disease and Osteoporosis Comparison

Cushing's disease has 62 relations, while Osteoporosis has 250. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 2.88% = 9 / (62 + 250).

References

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