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Sex-related differences in Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Annals of Saudi Medicine
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cushing's disease is a rare endocrine disorder. This review aimed to examine sex-specific differences in Cushing's disease. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: A meta-analysis was performed on published articles discussing the gender impact ...
Basel F. Alqeeq, Mohammed Ayyad, Waseem J. Almadhoun, Mohammad Aboabdo, Mosheer S. Aldahdouh, Mohammed Al-Tawil, Ahmed M. Al-Ghazali   +6 more
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Cushing's Disease in Children: Report of Three Cases

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2010
Cushing's disease is rare in children and adolescents. We report the clinical presentations of three children with Cushing's disease. All three exhibited the typical symptoms and signs of weight gain and growth retardation.
Ping-Yi Hsu, Yi-Ching Tung, Cheng-Ting Lee, Fu-Sung Lo, Mu-Zon Wu, Wen-Yu Tsai, Yong-Kwang Tu   +6 more
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Risk factors for immediate remission after operation in patients with Cushing's disease

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021
Objective To explore the preoperative factors affecting the immediate remission of Cushing's disease after transsphenoidal surgery. Methods A total of 420 patients with Cushing's disease (led by Dr.
ZHANG Wen⁃tai, WANG Ren⁃zhi, FENG Ming   +2 more
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Complex treatment of invasive corticotropic pituitary macroadenoma - Case report

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction: Cushing's disease is a hypercortisolemic state caused by the excess secretion of corticotropin by the pituitary adenoma. Cushing's disease is diagnosed on the basis of clinical and laboratory signs of hypercortisolemia and the presence of ...
Michał Obel, Emilia Nowicka, Piotr Dzikowski, Zofia Pietrzak, Martyna Stefaniak, Ewa Obel   +5 more
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Osilodrostat‐induced adrenal insufficiency in a patient with Cushing's disease

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Cushing's disease is a rare condition caused by a benign pituitary tumor underlying adrenocorticotropic hormone excess. Medical treatment is implemented when surgical resection is not curative.
Catherine Ekladios, Jessica Khoury, Shahzad Mehr, Krystel Feghali   +3 more
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Molecular Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Resistance in Corticotropinomas: New Developments and Drug Targets

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Cushing's disease is characterized by excessive adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) secretion caused by a corticotroph tumor of the pituitary gland, leading to hypercortisolism and increased morbidity and mortality. The molecular causes of the disease are
Denis Ciato, Adriana Albani
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Efficiency of inferior petrosal sinus sampling in the diagnosis of Cushing's disease and comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2019
INTRODUCTION[|]The purpose of this study is to assess the efficiency of inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) in the diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent Cushing's disease and to compare it with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).[¤]METHODS[
Tumay Bekci, Umit Belet, Aysegul İdil Soylu, Fatih Uzunkaya, Mesut Ozturk, Aysegul Atmaca   +5 more
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Usefulness of cortisol/ACTH ratio (CAR) for diagnosis of cushing's syndrome: comparison of CAR with findings in dexamethasone suppression test

Scientific Reports, 2022
Cushing's syndrome and subclinical Cushing's syndrome (SCS) are conditions of increased cortisol secretion from the adrenal glands. Cushing's syndrome includes adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome (Cushing's disease) and ACTH ...
Yuichiro Iwamoto, Fuminori Tatsumi, Takashi Itoh, Taku Sasaki, Shigehito Mori, Toshitomo Sugisaki, Erina Nakao, Mana Ohnishi, Takashi Kusano, Haruka Takenouchi, Hideyuki Iwamoto, Junpei Sanada, Yoshiro Fushimi, Yukino Katakura, Tomohiko Kimura, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Kohei Kaku, Tomoatsu Mune, Hideaki Kaneto   +19 more
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HIV infection and Cushing's disease [PDF]

Medicinski Glasnik Specijalne Bolnice za Bolesti Štitaste Žlezde i Bolesti Metabolizma "Zlatibor", 2014
Introduction: People with AIDS can have a dysfunction of the hypothalamic - pituitary-adrenal axis. With regard to HIV infection, most often mentioned is iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome or Pseudo-Cushing's Syndrome.
Lalić Tijana, Trbojević B., Salemović D., Beleslin B., Stojković M., Stojanović M., Savić S., Nišić T., Ćirić J., Žarković M.   +9 more
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The occurrence of Adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing's syndrome in a woman with the history of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Thyroid papillary carcinoma is one of the most common endocrine tumors, and it accounts for 85% of thyroid tumors. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent Cushing's syndrome is a rare disease. In this case report, we discuss a very rare
Mashallah Tabatabaizadeh, Sara Hasibi Taheri, Mohammad Eydi, Mohammad Shayestehpour   +3 more
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