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Pembrolizumab- and ipilimumab-induced diabetic ketoacidosis and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Several human monoclonal antibodies directed against immune checkpoints, including T lymphocyte antigen 4 and programmed cell death protein 1, have been implemented for cancer treatment in order to promote effector T cell response to tumors ...
Thachanun Porntharukchareon, Borwonkhun Tontivuthikul, Nattaya Sintawichai, Panudda Srichomkwun   +3 more
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Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency and thyroiditis associated with nivolumab therapy in a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a promising class of anticancer drugs. The clinical benefits afforded by immune checkpoint inhibitors can be accompanied by immune-related adverse events that affect multiple organs, and endocrine immune ...
Nobumasa Ohara, Michi Kobayashi, Kazumasa Ohashi, Ryo Ito, Yohei Ikeda, Gen Kawaguchi, Yuichiro Yoneoka, Go Hasegawa, Toshinori Takada   +8 more
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone combined with vigabatrin as a second-line therapy for West syndrome [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Luciana de Paula Souza, Danielle Caldas Bufara, Tallulah Spina Tensini, Sergio Antonio Antoniuk, Gustavo L. Franklin, Ana Chrystina de Souza Crippa   +5 more
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Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Ectopic ACTH Production in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production is an extremely rare cause of Cushing syndrome in pregnancy and is associated with significant morbidity.
Wei-She Julia Tai, Richa Parihar, Mary Ellene Boulos, Hertzel Gerstein, Meera Luthra, Ahraaz Wyne   +5 more
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Median 10 years follow-up of patients with covert Cushing’s syndrome: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion syndrome occurs in 10% of all patients with adrenocorticotropic-hormone-dependent hypercortisolism. It is usually associated with overt malignancies or with occult and indolent tumors.
Farzad Najafipour, Amir Bahrami, Mitra Niafar, Jalil Houshyar, Monireh Halimi, Vahideh Sadra   +5 more
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Focal seizures during adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in a school-aged boy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy for infantile spasms, including West syndrome, has been previously reported to induce seizures. We present the findings for a school-aged child with epilepsy who developed new focal seizures during ...
Yoshitaka Ota, Shuichi Shimakawa, Hikaru Tsuda-Kitahara, Miho Fukui, Mitsuru Kashiwagi, Akira Ashida   +5 more
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Prednisolone/prednisone as adrenocorticotropic hormone alternative for infantile spasms: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2020
To compare the efficacy and safety of prednisolone/prednisone and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the treatment of infantile spasms using a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Shaojun Li, Xuefei Zhong, Si-qi Hong, Tingsong Li, Li Jiang   +4 more
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The Mechanisms Underlying Autonomous Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion in Cushing’s Disease

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Cushing’s disease caused due to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenomas (ACTHomas) leads to hypercortisolemia, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality.
H. Fukuoka, Hiroki Shichi, Masaaki Yamamoto, Yutaka Takahashi   +3 more
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Utility of adrenocorticotropic hormone in adrenal vein sampling despite the occurrence of discordant lateralization

Clinical Endocrinology, 2020
Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is crucial for accurate lateralization of aldosterone excess but it is technically challenging due to the difficulty of adrenal vein cannulation.
Nicholas Yn Chee, Azni Abdul-Wahab, Renata Libianto, S. Gwini, J. Doery, K. Choy, W. Chong, K. Lau, Q. Lam, R. MacIsaac, C. Chiang, Jimmy Shen, M. Young, P. Fuller, Jun Yang   +14 more
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ACTH-producing small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma from the gallbladder: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome (EAS) is a condition of hypercortisolism caused by non-pituitary tumors that secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). A rare occurrence of this syndrome is due to an ACTH-producing neuroendocrine tumor that
Xiaofang Zhang, Dihua Huang, Xiaojie Pan, Qiya Si, Qiaoying You   +4 more
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