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Successful treatment for adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia with laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case series [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia, characterized by bilateral macronodular adrenal hypertrophy and autonomous cortisol production, is a rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome.
Ito Toshiki, Kurita Yutaka, Shinbo Hitoshi, Otsuka Atsushi, Furuse Hiroshi, Mugiya Soichi, Ushiyama Tomomi, Ozono Seiichiro, Oki Yutaka, Suzuki Kazuo   +9 more
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Isolated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Deficiency Mimicking Systemic Sclerosis: A Diagnostic Challenge in Patients With Rheumatoid Symptoms. [PDF]

Cureus
Fujita Y, Hatazaki M.
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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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Association of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and adrenocorticotropic hormone therapeutic response in patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Lin KN, Han F, Wang YY, Zhao W, Wang JW, Li H, Zhou YQ.   +6 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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Idiopathic and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency presenting as continuous epigastric discomfort without symptoms of hypoglycemia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency is one kind of hypopituitarism and is triggered by various diseases including autoimmune disorder and/or autoimmune hypophysitis. Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency brings out various serious
Seizo Okauchi, Fuminori Tatsumi, Yuki Kan, Megumi Horiya, Akiko Mizoguchi, Yoshiro Fushimi, Junpei Sanada, Momoyo Nishioka, Masashi Shimoda, Kenji Kohara, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune, Hideaki Kaneto   +13 more
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Effect of dynamic and static strength training on hormonal activity in elite boxers

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2020
Background: The aim of this study was to determine hormonal responses to acute and chronic exposure to static and dynamic strength training programs using resistance bands in boxers.
ESER AĞGÖN, ÖZTURK AGIRBAŞ, HAMIT HAKAN ALP, IZZET UÇAN, RECEP GÜRSOY, ANTHONY C. HACKNEY   +5 more
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