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[[Image:Cushings alopecia.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>'''Cushings Alopecia'''. Courtesy of A. Jefferies</center></small>]]
 
[[Image:Cushings alopecia.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>'''Cushings Alopecia'''. Courtesy of A. Jefferies</center></small>]]
Also known as '''''Cushings disease'''
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Also known as '''''Cushing's disease'''
 
==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
 
Hyperadrenocorticism is a common disease of adrenal hyperfunction that is seen most commonly in the dog. There are three known causes of the adrenal hyperfunction: dysfunction of the pituitary gland, dysfunction of the adrenal glands and iatrogenic administration of corticosteroids.
 
Hyperadrenocorticism is a common disease of adrenal hyperfunction that is seen most commonly in the dog. There are three known causes of the adrenal hyperfunction: dysfunction of the pituitary gland, dysfunction of the adrenal glands and iatrogenic administration of corticosteroids.
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