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Nonhypnotic low-dose etomidate for rapid correction of hypercortisolaemia in cushing's syndrome [PDF]

, 1988
We determined the adrenostatic potential of low-dose nonhypnotic etomidate in six patients with Cushing's syndrome (ectopic Cushing's syndrome,n=2; Cushing's disease,n=3; bilateral adrenal adenoma,n=1). Etomidate was given as a continuous infusion for 32
Winkelmann, W., Schulte, H. M., Allolio, B., Kaulen, D., Jaursch-Hancke, C., Reincke, Martin   +5 more
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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.
Winkelmann, W., Allolio, B., Reincke, Martin, Deuß, U.   +3 more
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ACTH-dependent Cushing's Syndrome: Diagnostic Pitfalls in Concomitant Non-secreting Pituitary Adenomas

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2016
Objectives: To describe the possible pitfalls in correctly interpreting clinical, radiological and biochemical findings in ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome.
Pietro Lucotti, Cesare Zoia, Elisabetta Lovati, Paolo Gaetani, Gino Roberto Corazza   +4 more
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Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy in which laparoscopic adrenalectomy was safely performed by a retroperitoneal approach

IJU Case Reports, 2023
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, Yusuke Imamura, Kazuki Ishiwata, Manato Kanesaka, Yusuke Goto, Tomokazu Sazuka, Sawako Suzuki, Hisashi Koide, Shinichi Sakamoto, Tomohiko Ichikawa   +9 more
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Spontaneous bone infarction of the distal femur in a patient with Cushing's disease: a case report

Bone Reports, 2021
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a well-known complication of treatment with high dosage glucocorticoids and has been described in a few patients with Cushing's syndrome.
Pepijn van Houten, Jacky de Rooy, Ingrid van der Geest, Romana Netea-Maier, Annenienke van de Ven   +4 more
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Cushing syndrome

Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Cushing syndrome (CS) is a constellation of signs and symptoms caused by excessive exposure to exogenous or endogenous glucocorticoid hormones. Endogenous CS is caused by increased cortisol production by one or both adrenal glands (adrenal CS) or by elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion from a pituitary tumour (Cushing disease (CD)) or ...
Lynnette K. Nieman, Frederic Castinetti, John Newell-Price, Elena Valassi, Jacques Drouin, Yutaka Takahashi, André Lacroix   +6 more
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A challenging case of Cushing’s disease complicated with multiple thrombotic phenomena following trans-sphenoidal surgery; a case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021
Background Cushing’s syndrome occurs due to overproduction of cortisol from adrenal glands. Endogenous hypercortisolemia can occur secondary to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) dependent as well as independent causes.
Piyumi Sachindra Alwis Wijewickrama, Vithiya Ratnasamy, Noel P. Somasundaram, Manilka Sumanatilleke, Sathyajith Buddhika Ambawatte   +4 more
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Changes in adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase as a mechanism of visceral obesity in Cushing's syndrome [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: Features of the metabolic syndrome such as central obesity with insulin resistance and dyslipidemia are typical signs of Cushing's syndrome and common side effects of prolonged glucocorticoid treatment.
LOLLI, FRANCESCA, Boscaro, M., A. B. Grossman, M. Korbonits, Giacchetti, G., Arnaldi, G., B. Kola, M. Christ Crain, M. Boscaro, Grossman, A. B., Lolli, F., G. Giacchetti, Kola, B., G. Arnaldi, Christ-Crain, M., Korbonits, M.   +15 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypophyseal Cushing’s Syndrome

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2014
The paper deals with the questions on etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis of hypophyseal Cushing’s syndrome. There are described the clinical picture of Cushing’s syndrome as well as the conditions associated with hypercorticoidism in the absence of ...
M.L. Kirilyuk
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Cushing’s Syndrome and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Hyperactivity in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018
ObjectiveCentral serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), a specific form of macular degeneration, has been reported as presenting manifestation of Cushing’s syndrome.
Femke M. van Haalen, Elon H. C. van Dijk, Olaf M. Dekkers, Maurice B. Bizino, Greet Dijkman, Nienke R. Biermasz, Camiel J. F. Boon, Camiel J. F. Boon, Alberto M. Pereira   +8 more
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