Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome in Dogs

Hypercortisolism is a common condition in dogs and can be defined as the physical and biochemical changes that result from prolonged exposure to inappropriately high plasma concentrations of (free) cortisol, whatever its' cause. This disorder is often called Cushing's syndrome, after Harvey Cushing, the neurosurgeon who first described the human syndrome in 1932.