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Adrenocorticotropic Hormon-Secreting Pheochromocytoma: A Rare Cause of Cushing’s Syndrome

Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2019
Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of ectopic Cushing’s syndrome and presents a challenge to the clinician in the diagnosis and treatment. In this study, a rare case of adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pheochromocytoma is presented. A 55-years-old man
Başak BOLAYIR, Nuri ÇAKIR, Alev EROĞLU ALTINOVA, Banu AKTAŞ YILMAZ, Aydın Tuncer SEL, Aylar POYRAZ, Murat AKIN, Müjde AKTÜRK, Damla OKAY, Füsun BALOŞ TÖRÜNER   +9 more
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Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome with pneumonia and pulmonary cryptococcosis: A case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone syndrome is a distinct subtype of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome characterized by excessive cortisol secretion, which increases susceptibility to opportunistic infections.
Junlan Zhou, Chenyang Liu, Lingling Li, Defei Tan, Ying Zhou, Tao Yang   +5 more
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Uncommon presentation of small cell lung carcinoma with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion and resistant hypokalemia: A case report [PDF]

Український Журнал Нефрології та Діалізу, 2023
Paraneoplastic syndromes can serve as initial indicators of malignancy, with small cell lung cancer accounting for 13% of new lung cancer diagnoses.
Esra Geçgel, Alper Alp, Emel Kılıçarslan Karpuzoğlu, Dilek Gibyeli Genek, Bülent Huddam   +4 more
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secreting Pheochromocytoma Underlying Glucocorticoid Induced Pheochromocytoma Crisis [PDF]

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2018
Context. Pheochromocytomas are hormone secreting tumors of the medulla of the adrenal glands found in 0.1–0.5% of patients with hypertension. The vast majority of pheochromocytomas secrete catecholamines, but they have been occasionally shown to also ...
Gil A. Geva, David J. Gross, Haggi Mazeh, Karine Atlan, Iddo Z. Ben-Dov, Matan Fischer   +5 more
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone analog use for podocytopathies

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2016
Edward J Filippone,1 Shirley J Dopson,2 Denise M Rivers,3 Rebeca D Monk,4 Suneel M Udani,5 Golriz Jafari,6 Solomon C Huang,6 Arafat Melhem,7 Bassim Assioun,7 Paul G Schmitz7 1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College ...
Filippone EJ, Dopson SJ, Rivers DM, Monk RD, Udani SM, Jafari G, Huang SC, Melhem A, Assioun B, Schmitz PG   +9 more
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Cushing's syndrome due to adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pheochromocytoma

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2016
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) producing pheochromocytoma is the rare cause of Cushing's syndrome (CS). Herein, we present a 53-year-old female patient with ectopic ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome due to pheochromocytoma.
G V Chanukya, Manoj Mengade, Babu Reddy
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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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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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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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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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