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Journal of Cancer and Allied Specialties, 2017
Cushing’s syndrome remains an uncommon diagnosis with majority of non-specific and few specific clinical features suggestive of the condition. Results of biochemical investigations are often affected by confounding factors making diagnosis of Cushing’s ...
Ahmed Imran Siddiqi
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ACTH-Independent Cushing’s Syndrome Caused by an Ectopic Adrenocortical Adenoma in the Renal Hilum

Diagnostics, 2022
We report a rare case of Cushing’s syndrome induced by an ectopic adrenocortical adenoma. A 57-year-old woman was diagnosed with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent Cushing’s syndrome based on clinical manifestation and laboratory information.
Zhixin Hao, Jie Ding, Li Huo, Yaping Luo
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Thirty-Four Patients with Cushing's Syndrome: Our Clinical Experience in the Past 20 Years - Original Article

Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2009
Objective: Cushing's syndrome is a relatively rare disorder caused by chronic endogenous hypercortisolemia. We aimed to present patients with Cushing's syndrome who were diagnosed and followed at our endocrinology clinic.
Mehtap Evran, Murat Sert, Tamer Tetiker
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Drug induced iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome [PDF]

, 2023
Drug-induced (iatrogenic) Cushing's syndrome results from excessive or prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids, commonly prescribed for autoimmune, inflammatory, and hematological disorders due to their anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and ...
Gonzalez, Begoña E., Ceja, Aran A. R., Santiago, Gerardo G., Mendoza, Brizza M. R., Torres, Marlene de J. G., Bonilla, Natalia C., Arroyo, Regina G. G., Belmontes, Hannia I. P.   +7 more
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Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures caused by Cushing’s syndrome in young women: case report and literature review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background Cushing’s syndrome is known as an important cause of secondary osteoporosis, characterized by reduction of bone mineral density and potential occurrence of fragility fractures before diagnosis in young population. Therefore, for young patients
Jie Cheng, Songli Ju, Zihan Zhang
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Uncommon presentation of small cell lung carcinoma with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion and resistant hypokalemia: A case report

Український Журнал Нефрології та Діалізу, 2023
Paraneoplastic syndromes can serve as initial indicators of malignancy, with small cell lung cancer accounting for 13% of new lung cancer diagnoses.
Esra Geçgel, Alper Alp, Emel Kılıçarslan Karpuzoğlu, Dilek Gibyeli Genek, Bülent Huddam   +4 more
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Association between Neutrophilic Granulocyte Percentage and Diabetes Mellitus in Cushing’s Syndrome Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2021
Background. Glucose metabolism is frequently impaired in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) due to chronic exposure to excess glucocorticoids. Inflammation plays an essential role in the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus (DM).
Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Haoyue Yuan, Xiaomu Li   +3 more
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A Novel NR3C1 Frameshift Variant Associated With Familial Glucocorticoid Resistance Syndrome: An Integrated Analysis of Steroid Profiling and Structural Modeling

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Glucocorticoid resistance syndrome (GRS) is a rare hereditary disorder caused by pathogenic variants in NR3C1, characterized by marked phenotypic heterogeneity and frequent misdiagnosis as primary aldosteronism or subclinical Cushing's syndrome.
Sufang Yun, Zhifeng Zhu, Fengye Zhou, Ying Liu, Chunfang Liang, Haitao Ju, Lin Lu, Zhaoli Yan   +7 more
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Image_1_Dysbiosis of gut microbiota and decreased propionic acid associated with metabolic abnormality in Cushing’s syndrome.jpeg

, 2023
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 ...
Yu-ling Deng (14492228), Ping Jin (30857), Yu-jun Wang (14492234), Qin Zhang (58638), Jin-jing Wan (14492231), Wen-mu Hu (14492225)   +5 more
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
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