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Aortic pulse wave velocity in children with Cushing syndrome: A window into a marker of early cardiovascular disease. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveTo investigate early signs of cardiovascular arterial remodelling in paediatric patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) in comparison with normative values from healthy children.Study designThe metrics used to assess cardiac health were from ...
Bandettini, Wiphada Patricia, Belyavskaya, Elena, Blain, Hailey, Bluemke, David A, Keil, Margaret, Lodish, Maya, Lodish, Maya, Lyssikatos, Charalampos, Sinaii, Ninet, Stratakis, Constantine, Zeltser, Deena   +10 more
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Screening for Cushing's syndrome in obese patients

Clinics, 2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of Cushing's syndrome (CS) in obese patients devoid of specific clinical symptoms of Cushing's syndrome. METHODS: A total of 150 obese patients (129 female, 21 male; mean age 44.41 ± 13.34 yr;
Ozay Tiryakioglu, Serdal Ugurlu, Serap Yalin, Sibel Yirmibescik, Erkan Caglar, Demet Ozgil Yetkin, Pinar Kadioglu   +6 more
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Oral pathology induced by excess or deficiency of glucocorticoids in adults

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2020
Oral manifestations are present both in Cushing's syndrome and in adrenal insufficiency. Possible oro-dental pathology in patients with Cushing's syndrome include jawbone loss, tooth loss, and periodontal diseases.
Rucsandra Elena Dănciulescu Miulescu, Loreta Guja, Bogdan Socea, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Emil Ștefănescu   +5 more
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Toward a Diagnostic Score in Cushing's Syndrome

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a classical rare disease: it is often suspected in patients who do not have the disease; at the same time, it takes a mean of 3 years to diagnose CS in affected individuals.
Leah T. Braun, A. Riester, A. Osswald-Kopp, J. Fazel, G. Rubinstein, M. Bidlingmaier, F. Beuschlein, M. Reincke   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Refractory Post-Herpetic Neuralgia As An Initial Presentation Of Olfactory Neuroblastoma-Related Ectopic ACTH Syndrome

International Journal of Gerontology, 2009
We report a woman aged 64 years with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome caused by olfactory neuroblastoma as an initial presentation of refractory post-herpetic neuralgia.
Hsiang-Hung Lin, Chih-Ming Lin, Hsiang-Kuang Tseng   +2 more
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Recent Updates on the Diagnosis and Management of Cushing's Syndrome

Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018
Cushing's syndrome, a potentially lethal disorder characterized by endogenous hypercortisolism, may be difficult to recognize, especially when it is mild and the presenting features are common in the general population.
L. Nieman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thyroxine-binding globulin: investigation of microheterogeneity [PDF]

, 1981
Preparations of T4-binding globulin (TBG) from human serum was performed using only two affinity chromatography steps. Purity of the protein was demonstrated by a single band in overloaded disc and sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis, equimolar ...
Gärtner, Roland, Henze, R., Horn, K., Pickardt, C. R., Scriba, Peter Christian   +4 more
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Constitutive activation of PKA catalytic subunit in adrenal Cushing's syndrome.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
BACKGROUND Corticotropin-independent Cushing's syndrome is caused by tumors or hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex. The molecular pathogenesis of cortisol-producing adrenal adenomas is not well understood.
F. Beuschlein, M. Fassnacht, G. Assié, D. Calebiro, C. Stratakis, A. Osswald, C. Ronchi, T. Wieland, S. Sbiera, F. Faucz, K. Schaak, Anett Schmittfull, T. Schwarzmayr, O. Barreau, D. Vezzosi, M. Rizk-Rabin, U. Zabel, E. Szarek, P. Salpea, A. Forlino, A. Vetro, O. Zuffardi, C. Kisker, S. Diener, T. Meitinger, M. Lohse, M. Reincke, J. Bertherat, T. Strom, B. Allolio   +29 more
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Cushing's syndrome

BMJ, 2013
A 45 year old woman was being regularly reviewed in primary and secondary care because of a five year history of type 2 diabetes that had required early insulin treatment; refractory hypertension; and subsequent chronic kidney disease. She had previously described other symptoms, including weight gain, bruising, flushes, and low mood, all of which had ...
Stephanie May, Benjamin Whitelaw, Julia Prague   +2 more
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Sex Differences in Presentation but Not in Outcome for ACTH-Dependent Cushing's Syndrome

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Background: Sex differences in clinical picture of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome are controversial, except for the known higher prevalence in females.
Leonie H. A. Broersen, Leonie H. A. Broersen, Leonie H. A. Broersen, Femke M. van Haalen, Femke M. van Haalen, Tina Kienitz, Nienke R. Biermasz, Nienke R. Biermasz, Cristian J. Strasburger, Olaf M. Dekkers, Olaf M. Dekkers, Olaf M. Dekkers, Alberto M. Pereira, Alberto M. Pereira   +13 more
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