Which of the following symptoms are characteristic of Addison's disease?
A) Truncal obesity
B) Hypertension
C) Muscle weakness
D) "Moon" face
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients with Addison's disease demonstrate muscular weakness, anorexia, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, emaciation, dark pigmentation of the skin, and hypotension. Patients with Cushing's syndrome demonstrate truncal obesity, "moon" face, acne, abdominal striae, and hypertension.
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