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Pathological obesity: also called morbid obesity is defined as body mass index more than 40. See detailed information below for a list of 13 causes of Pathological obesity, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Pathological obesity may include these symptoms:
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Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There are often four symptoms and conditions combined: ...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients. Exertional dyspnea...read more »
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Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other weight-related or associated...read more »
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The list below shows some of the causes of Pathological obesity mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pathological obesity. Of the 13 causes of Pathological obesity that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Pathological obesity' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pathological obesity based
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Medical Conditions associated with Pathological obesity:
Weight symptoms (2043 causes), Eating symptoms (2462 causes), Digestive symptoms (5299 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Food symptoms (1907 causes)
Symptoms related to Pathological obesity:
Cushing's syndrome (28 causes), Atherosclerosis (35 causes), Morbid obesity, Depression (629 causes), Diabetes (212 causes), Hypertension (398 causes), Immobility (26 causes), Osteoarthritis (29 causes), Myxedema, Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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