A patient with Cushing disease lateralizing a pituitary adenoma by inferior petrosal sinus sampling using desmopressin: a case report [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016 A 14-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of the etiology of Cushing syndrome. During the previous 2 years, she had experienced weight gain, secondary amenorrhea, growth retardation, and back pain.
Joo Hee Lim +7 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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Kinetics and Inhibition Studies of the L205R Mutant of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Involved in Cushing’s Syndrome [PDF]
, 2018 Overproduction of cortisol by the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal hormone system results in the clinical disorder known as Cushing\u27s syndrome. Genomics studies have identified a key mutation (L205R) in the α‐isoform of the catalytic subunit of cAMP ...
Ellis, Keith C. +3 more
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Steroids in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis [PDF]
, 2014 Swallowed fluticasone and oral viscous budesonide are effective first-line therapies for eosinophilic esophagitis in children. Side effects are minimal without evidence of Cushing syndrome, as seen in treatment with systemic corticosteroids.
Contreras, Emily M., Gupta, Sandeep K.
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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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Corticotropinoma as a Component of Carney Complex. [PDF]
, 2017 Known germline gene abnormalities cause one-fifth of the pituitary adenomas in children and adolescents, but, in contrast with other pituitary tumor types, the genetic causes of corticotropinomas are largely unknown.
Chittiboina, Prashant +11 more
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Twist of endocrine scenario: Approach of ectopic Cushing syndrome (review) [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2020 Ectopic Cushing syndrome or ectopic ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) syndrome, a rare but severe condition, is due to a non-pituitary ACTH excess or exceptionally a non-hypothalamic CRH (Corticotropin - Releasing Hormone) hyper-production, usually due ...
Andra MORAR +7 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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Pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma revealed by isolated Cushing syndrome: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma accounts for less than 0.2% of all pediatric malignancies. Virilization is the most common revealing sign, whereas hyperaldosteronism and Cushing syndrome are less common.We report a case of adrenocortical carcinoma ...
Hakima Chafaaoui +4 more
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