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Cushing’s Disease

La Presse Médicale, 2021
Cushing's disease (CD) is the most prevalent cause of endogenous hypercortisolism. CD is responsible for multiple co-morbidities and increased mortality. Accurate and prompt diagnosis and optimal treatment are essential to improve the prognosis of CD.
Pecori Giraldi, Francesca   +1 more
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Cushing’s disease [PDF]

open access: possiblePituitary, 2006
Cushing's disease, i.e., pituitary ACTH-secreting adenoma causing excess glucocorticoid secretion, is a rare disease with significant mortality and morbidity. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment can alter the course of the disease and are therefore mandatory.
M. De Martin   +2 more
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Cushing's disease [PDF]

open access: possible, 2014
Cushing's disease (CD) is caused by a pituitary tumor secreting corticotropin (ACTH), leading to cortisol excess. Patients with CD comprise approximately 70% of patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS). If the diagnosis and treatment are delayed, patients with CD may suffer the deleterious consequences of hypercortisolism, leading to ...
Nicholas A. Tritos, Beverly M. K. Biller
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Cushing's disease

The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
Abstract The presenting complaint of this patient with Cushing's syndrome was a very severe infection of the leg. Hypertension, cardiomegaly, osteoporosis, impaired glucose tolerance, electrolyte disturbances and the physical appearance of the syndrome have been reversed following total adrenalectomy.
I. Walzer, Edward J. Carry
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