The Eosinophil Count Tends to Be Negatively Associated with Levels of Serum Glucose in Patients with Adrenal Cushing Syndrome [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 BackgroundCushing syndrome is characterized by glucose intolerance, cardiovascular disease, and an enhanced systemic inflammatory response caused by chronic exposure to excess cortisol.
Younghak Lee +9 more
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Exogenous Cushing Syndrome: When do We Get the Benefit of Glucocorticoid Stress Dose?
Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2020 Exogenous cushing syndrome is the most common cushing syndrome found in clinical practice. Its most frequent etiology is the adverse effect of glucocorticoid therapy found in clinical practice or in the form of traditional medicine.
Soebagijo Adi Soelistijo +5 more
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Medicine, 2005 Abstract Harvey Cushing described the first case of Cushing’s syndrome with a severe phenotype in 1912. Since that time, investigation and management of Cushing’s syndrome has remained a significant clinical challenge and patients suspected of this diagnosis warrant referral to major centres.
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Mini-review of hair cortisol concentration for evaluation of Cushing syndrome
Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2018 Introduction: The diagnosis of endogenous Cushing syndrome is often challenging and requires multiple repeated blood, urine, and saliva tests to detect elevated cortisol levels.
Aaron D. Hodes +4 more
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Pediatric Cushing disease: disparities in disease severity and outcomes in the Hispanic and African-American populations. [PDF]
, 2017 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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Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome to Facial Nerve Palsy: Via Intracranial Tuberculoma-An Interesting Journey [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Isolated Facial nerve palsy is a less common neurological manifestation of intracranial tuberculoma. Again, tuberculoma can arise following development of Cushing syndrome after prolonged intake of steroids due to origin of immunosuppressed state.
Subrata Chakrabarti
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Management of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Secreting Neuroendocrine Tumors and the Role of Bilateral Adrenalectomy in Ectopic Cushing Syndrome [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine tumors can cause ectopic Cushing syndrome, and most patients have metastatic disease at diagnosis. We identified risk factors for outcome, evaluated ectopic Cushing syndrome management, and explored the role of bilateral ...
Chiang, Yi-Ju +10 more
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Infantile Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome due to Topical Steroids
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2019 Cushing syndrome is an endocrinological disorder characterized by increased free plasma glucocorticoids level. It is either due to an excessive endogenous release of steroids (e.g., pituitary adenoma or adrenal hyperplasia) or exogenous administration of
Lulwah Alkhuder, Horia Mawlawi
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Multiple myeloma concealed by adrenal Cushing syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Cushing syndrome coexisting with multiple myeloma has been previously described in a few reports. Overlapping clinical manifestations can lead to misdiagnoses.
Taweesak Wannachalee +4 more
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Cushing Syndrome Caused by Pituitary and Adrenal Hybrid Tumor: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: Cushing syndrome is a rare endocrine disorder caused by a variety of underlying etiologies. It can be due to exogenous or endogenous high cortisone levels (ACTH-dependent or ACTH-independent).
Anshul Doshi +4 more
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