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Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy in which laparoscopic adrenalectomy was safely performed by a retroperitoneal approach [PDF]
Introduction Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the standard treatment for adrenal tumors caused by Cushing's syndrome. However, few pregnant women have undergone adrenalectomy because of the risk of general anesthesia and surgery. Case presentation A 28‐year‐
Nobuyoshi Takeuchi +9 more
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ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome due to bilateral adrenocortical adenoma: A case report
The chronic excess of glucocorticoids results in Cushing's syndrome. Cushing's syndrome presents with a variety of signs and symptoms including: central obesity, proximal muscle weakness, fatigue striae, poor wound healing, amenorrhea, and others ...
Majd Sharaf, MD candidate +2 more
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ObjectiveChronic hypercortisolism leads to a phenotype resembling metabolic syndrome. We aimed to investigate the association between gut microbiota and metabolic abnormalities in endogenous hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome).MethodsA total of 23 ...
Qin Zhang +5 more
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A Case Report of Cushing’s Disease Presenting With Psychosis and Muscle Weakness Postpartum
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.
Delaram Eskandari MD +5 more
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Background: Cushing’s syndrome is condition caused by excessive glucocorticoid with insomnia as one of its neuropsychiatric manifestation. Cushing’s syndrome may be caused by excessive adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH-dependent), for example from ACTH ...
Rizky Rakhmayanti +5 more
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Background. Cushing’s syndrome is a severe neuro-endocrine pathology, which for many years has been under the scrutiny of many different specialists due to the diversity of its complications.
Z.Yu. Halimova, O.B. Irgasheva
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Presentation of Cushing’s syndrome during pregnancy is extremely rare. We report a 21-year-old female with Cushing’s syndrome diagnosed at 23 weeks of gestation and had recurrent acute pulmonary oedema during the antepartum and postpartum period.
Dorothy Maria A/p Anthony Bernard +4 more
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Cushing's syndrome results from lengthy and inappropriate exposure to excessive glucocorticoids. Untreated, it has significant morbidity and mortality. The syndrome remains a challenge to diagnose and manage. Here, we review the current understanding of pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnostic, and differential diagnostic approaches.
Newell-Price, J +3 more
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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 +19 more
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Cushing’s syndrome is an endocrine disease in dogs that negatively impacts upon the quality-of-life of affected animals. Cushing’s syndrome can be a challenging diagnosis to confirm, therefore new methods to aid diagnosis are warranted.
Imogen Schofield +6 more
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