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Cardiovascular features of possible autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with adrenal incidentalomas [PDF]
Background: Low-grade incomplete post-dexamethasone cortisol suppression in patients with adrenal incidentalomas – recently defined as possible autonomous cortisol secretion (pACS) – has been associated with increased cardiovascular events and mortality.
Di Giorgio, Maria Rosaria +12 more
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A rare case of an ACTH/CRH co-secreting midgut neuroendocrine tumor mimicking Cushing’s disease
Ectopic ACTH/CRH co-secreting tumors are a very rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Differentiating between Cushing’s disease and ectopic Cushing’s syndrome may be particularly difficult if ...
Regina Streuli +7 more
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Raised cortisol excretion rate in urine and contamination by topical steroids [PDF]
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Davies, D.L. +5 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Cushing’s Disease with or without Hyperprolactinemia
Objective. We compared the characteristics of patients with Cushing’s disease alone with those of patients with Cushing’s disease and hyperprolactinemia. Methods. Eighty-four patients were enrolled between 2002 and 2011, in a hospital in China. Clinical,
Cheng Huan +4 more
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Pediatric Cushing disease: disparities in disease severity and outcomes in the Hispanic and African-American populations. [PDF]
BackgroundLittle is known about the contribution of racial and socioeconomic disparities to severity and outcomes in children with Cushing disease (CD).MethodsA total of 129 children with CD, 45 Hispanic/Latino or African-American (HI/AA) and 84 non ...
Alexander S Karageorgiadis +37 more
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Diagnosis аnd neurosurgical treatment of Cushing’s disease
The informing of existing diagnostic methods was determined. The optimal algorithm for Cushing’s disease diagnostics was developed. The efficacy of neurosurgical treatment of pituitary adenomas at Cushing’s disease was estimated.
Aleksandr Guk +10 more
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We report here a pediatric patient whose Cushing's Disease was diagnosed late because of her cyclical presentation, presumably due to subclinical pituitary apoplexy.
Sara H. Rahman +5 more
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Complications of Cushing's syndrome: state of the art [PDF]
Cushing's syndrome is a serious endocrine disease caused by chronic, autonomous, and excessive secretion of cortisol. The syndrome is associated with increased mortality and impaired quality of life because of the occurrence of comorbidities.
Biller, Beverly M. K +5 more
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INTRODUCTION[|]The purpose of this study is to assess the efficiency of inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) in the diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent Cushing's disease and to compare it with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).[¤]METHODS[
Tumay Bekci +5 more
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