A 45-year-old woman with severe asthma has been on oral prednisolone 20 mg daily for 8 months. On examination, she has a prominent dorsocervical fat pad (marked C in the diagram), along with moon facies, central obesity, and proximal muscle weakness. Which of the following best explains the pathophysiology of the structure marked C?

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