Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2012 Cushing’s disease, or pituitary ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome, is a rare disease responsible for increased morbidity and mortality. Signs and symptoms of hypercortisolism are usually non specific: obesity, signs of protein wasting, increased blood ...
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Hypercortisolism and ocular microcirculation: exploring retinal and choroidal remodeling in Cushing’s disease [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To investigate the potential of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) for detecting subclinical microvascular damage, possibly before ocular complications develop, in treatment-naive Cushing's disease (CD) patients.
Yusuf Cem Yilmaz +3 more
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Descriptive Epidemiology and Survival Analysis of Prolactinomas and Cushing’s Disease in Korea [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Background Only a few studies have established the epidemiology of prolactinoma and Cushing’s disease in Korea. Furthermore, the incidence of these disease are increasing than before associated with the development of technologies.
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A Case Report of Cushing’s Disease Presenting With Psychosis and Muscle Weakness Postpartum
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Cushing’s syndrome is a condition leading to overproducing of cortisol by the adrenal glands. If the pituitary gland overproduces cortisol, it is called Cushing’s disease.
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Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019 In patients with Cushing’s disease (CD), prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential for favorable long-term outcomes, although this remains a challenging task. The differential diagnosis of CD is still difficult in some patients, even with an organized stepwise diagnostic approach.
Nishioka, Hiroshi, Yamada, Shozo
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Inconsistent stimulation of plasma ACTH through corticotropin-releasing factor in a patient with central Cushing's disease due to pituitary adenoma [PDF]
, 1985 Three uncommon findings were observed in a case of Cushing's disease due to macroadenoma: no suppression of plasma ACTH during an 8-mg dexamethasone test, a negative corticotropin-releasing factor test, and a normal X-ray of the sella turcica.
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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.
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The effect of sodium valproate in Cushing's disease, Nelson's syndrome and Addison's disease [PDF]
, 1988 We investigated the effect of sodium valproate on plasma ACTH and serum cortisol concentrations in different pathological states of ACTH hypersecretion.
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Gel chromatographic characterization of immunoreactive adrenocorticotropin in patients with ACTH hypersecretion [PDF]
, 1989 We investigated the molecular size of circulating immunoreactive ACTH by gel chromatography in patients with ACTH hypersecretion due to various disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 BackgroundCushing’s disease is a rare condition associated with a high cardiovascular risk and hypercortisolemia-related hemodynamic dysfunction, the extent of which can be assessed with a noninvasive method, called impedance cardiography.
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