Weight gain is seen in all of the following except: March 2009: (A) Phaeochromocytoma, (B) Hypothyroidism, (C) Insulinoma, (D) Cushing's syndrome
Answer is A. Ans. A: Phaeochromocytoma Medical causes of weight gain: Olanzapine Ethinylestradiol Trifluperidol Orchidectomy Pizotifen Hypothyroidism Clozapine Mianserin Cyproterone Haloperidol Cushing's syndrome Insulinfinsulinoma Prednisolone Testosterone Growth hormone secreting pituitary tumour Phaeochromocytoma is associated with weight loss.