Recommendations of the neuroendocrinology department of the Brazilian society of endocrinology and metabolism for the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease in Brazil [PDF]
, 2016 Although it is a rare condition, the accurate diagnosis and treatment of Cushing’s disease is important due to its higher morbidity and mortality compared to the general population, which is attributed to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and ...
Araújo, Luiz Antônio de +13 more
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Challenges in the postsurgical recovery of cushing syndrome: glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome
Frontiers in EndocrinologyGlucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome is a challenging clinical phenomenon that can complicate the postsurgical recovery of Cushing syndrome. It is characterized by physical tolerance and dependence to supraphysiologic glucocorticoid exposure during active ...
Catherine D. Zhang +2 more
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Vertebral compression fractures in an HIV-positive patient with steroid-induced Cushing syndrome: a case report [PDF]
, 2009 The following case describes the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a 49 year-old patient with back pain in the thoracic spine and lower extremity edema.
David Leitman, Kenneth Ross
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Nuclear medicine imaging in the evaluation of endocrine hypertension
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 Endocrine hypertension forms a small (< 5%) but curable subset of patients with hypertension. Common endocrine causes of hypertension include pheochromocytoma, Cushing′s syndrome, primary hyperaldosteronism, and thyroid disorders.
Punit Sharma, Rakesh Kumar
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Nonsuppressible Oral Dexamethasone Suppression Tests but Not Cushing Syndrome
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2016 In spite of the presence of definitive diagnostic criteria to diagnose Cushing syndrome diagnosis may become challenging. We report a young female with mild clinical features of Cushing syndrome, who had nonsuppressible oral dexamethasone suppression ...
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Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2014 Nobumasa Ohara,1 Hiroshi Suzuki,1 Akiko Suzuki,1 Masanori Kaneko,1 Masahiro Ishizawa,1 Kazuo Furukawa,1 Takahiro Abe,1 Yasuhiro Matsubayashi,1 Takaho Yamada,1 Osamu Hanyu,1 Takayoshi Shimohata,2 Hirohito Sone1 1Department of Hematology, Endocrinology ...
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Cushing's syndrome: epidemiology and developments in disease management
Clinical Epidemiology, 2015 Susmeeta T Sharma,1 Lynnette K Nieman,1 Richard A Feelders2 1Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Division of ...
Sharma ST, Nieman LK, Feelders RA
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Selective inferior petrosal sinus sampling without venous outflow diversion in the detection of a pituitary adenoma in Cushing's syndrome [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Conventional MRI may still be an inaccurate method for the non-invasive detection of a microadenoma in adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) with ovine corticotropin-
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An Exploratory Study of Lecturers' Views of Out-of-class Academic Collaboration Among Students [PDF]
, 2001 This article reports an exploratory study of lecturers' perceptions of out-of-class academic collaboration (OCAC) among students at a large Singapore university.
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