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Invasive fungal infections in endogenous Cushing’s syndrome
Infectious Disease Reports, 2010 Cushing’s syndrome is a condition characterized by elevated cortisol levels that can result from either augmented endogenous production or exogenous administration of corticosteroids.
Rafael Selbach Scheffel +6 more
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Fluconazole for Hypercortisolism in Cushing’s Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 BackgroundCushing’s disease is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary fungal infection, which could be a relative contraindication for pituitary adenoma excision surgery.CaseWe report a case of a patient with Cushing’s disease and pulmonary ...
Yiming Zhao +4 more
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A case report: retigabine induced oral mucosal dyspigmentation of the hard palate [PDF]
, 2015 Background Dyspigmentation of the oral mucosa has a multitude of aetiological causes. Retigabine, a new antiepileptic drug, has the potential side effect of inducing a blue/purple pigmentation of the oral mucosa in addition to the skin, lips, nails and ...
Beacher, Nicholas G. +2 more
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Cushing's Disease in Children: Report of Three Cases
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2010 Cushing's disease is rare in children and adolescents. We report the clinical presentations of three children with Cushing's disease. All three exhibited the typical symptoms and signs of weight gain and growth retardation.
Ping-Yi Hsu +6 more
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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 +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We evaluated the role of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), prednisone, and other risk factors for bone mineral density (BMD) loss and osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We calculated the association between 25(OH)D levels and other potential risk factors and BMD measures (spine T scores) and osteoporosis (defined as a T ...
Nima Madanchi +4 more
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High recovery rate of adrenal function after successful surgical treatment of Cushing’s syndrome
Endocrine ConnectionsContext: Successful first-line treatment of Cushing’s syndrome by resection of the underlying tumor is usually followed by adrenal insufficiency. Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine the recovery rate and time to recovery of adrenal function
Annenienke C van de Ven +6 more
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Osilodrostat‐induced adrenal insufficiency in a patient with Cushing's disease
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Cushing's disease is a rare condition caused by a benign pituitary tumor underlying adrenocorticotropic hormone excess. Medical treatment is implemented when surgical resection is not curative.
Catherine Ekladios +3 more
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Principles of Pituitary Surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Key Points 1. Understand the principles of pituitary surgery including the key-elements of surgical planning and decision-making 2. Identify the technical nuances distinguishing the endoscopic from the microscopic transsphenoidal approach 3.
Evans, James J. +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objectives This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah +6 more
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