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Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19: an endocrinology perspective

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2020
Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multi-systemic infection caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), that has become a pandemic.
Flavio A. Cadegiani
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Medical Treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome [PDF]

Endocrinology and Metabolism
Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) refers to the manifestations of chronic cortisol excess. This rare disease is associated with multiple comorbidities, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality.
Laurence Guignat, Jerome Bertherat
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Steroid stewardship

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022
Steroid stewardship is the systematic effort to prescribe and monitor glucocorticoids in a rational manner, while balancing benefit and potential risk, in patients who require this therapy.
Sanjay Kalra, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Sahay
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Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Functioning in Overtraining Syndrome: Findings from Endocrine and Metabolic Responses on Overtraining Syndrome (EROS)—EROS-HPA Axis

Sports Medicine - Open, 2017
Background Overtraining syndrome (OTS) results from excessive training load without adequate recovery and leads to decreased performance and fatigue. The pathophysiology of OTS in athletes is not fully understood, which makes accurate diagnosis difficult.
Flavio A. Cadegiani, Claudio E. Kater
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Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma (PPGL): A Misdiagnosed Cause of Hypertension during Pregnancy

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hypertension (HT) during pregnancy is not an infrequent obstetric problem, reaching a prevalence of 5-10%. This condition is highly associated with both maternal and fetal complications if not precisely diagnosed and managed.
Rafael Buck Giorgi, Priscila Teixeira Aroucha, Thalissa M. Favreto, Micaela F. Montero, Julia M. F. Velloni, Ilana Korkes, Elisa Napolitano Ferreira, Caroline Olivati, Jose Viana Lima, Claudio E. Kater, Flavia A. Costa-Barbosa   +10 more
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Distinguishing between metastatic and benign adrenal masses in patients with extra-adrenal malignancies

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Background and ObjectivesThe adrenal gland is a common organ involved in metastasis. This study aimed to compare adrenal metastases (AMs) and adrenal benign masses (ABMs) of patients with extra-adrenal malignancies during the staging or follow-up ...
Jinchao Chen, Yedie He, Xiaowei Zeng, Shaoxing Zhu, Fangyin Li   +4 more
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ARMC5 mutation in a Portuguese family with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH)

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2017
PBMAH is a rare etiology of Cushing syndrome (CS). Familial clustering suggested a genetic cause that was recently confirmed, after identification of inactivating germline mutations in armadillo repeat-containing 5 (ARMC5) gene.
Teresa Rego, Fernando Fonseca, Stéphanie Espiard, Karine Perlemoine, Jérôme Bertherat, Ana Agapito   +5 more
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Hormonal aspects of overtraining syndrome: a systematic review

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017
Background Overtraining syndrome (OTS), functional (FOR) and non-functional overreaching (NFOR) are conditions diagnosed in athletes with decreased performance and fatigue, triggered by metabolic, immune, hormonal and other dysfunctions and resulted from
Flavio A. Cadegiani, Claudio E. Kater
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A case report of rare, giant adrenal myelolipoma

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Giant adrenal myelolipoma is a rare entity. It becomes evident due to symptoms of dragging sensation and discomfort or pain. We report hereby a rare case report giant adrenal myelolipoma.
Puneet Kumar, Katyayani Kumari Choubey, Ajay K Khanna, Satyendra K Tiwary   +3 more
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Aldosterone-Regulating Receptors and Aldosterone-Driver Somatic Mutations

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
BackgroundSomatic gene mutations that facilitate inappropriate intracellular calcium entrance have been identified in most aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs).
Jung Soo Lim, Jung Soo Lim, Samuel W. Plaska, Juilee Rege, William E. Rainey, William E. Rainey, Adina F. Turcu   +6 more
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