Conditions / Syndrome

Carney complex

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A syndrome characterized by myxomas, spotty pigmentation of the skin and endocrine overactivity.

Signs and symptoms

  • Dermal translucency
  • Dorsocervical fat pad
  • Abdominal obesity
  • Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia
  • Increased urinary cortisol level
  • Exercise intolerance
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency
  • Pigmented micronodular adrenocortical disease
  • Striae distensae
  • Ventricular septal hypertrophy

Also known as: Carney Complex, Type 1; Carney Complex, Type 2; Carney Syndrome; Carney complex variant; LAMB Syndrome