Iatrogenic Cushing′s syndrome after topical steroid therapy for psoriasis
Glucocorticoids are used for the treatment of many diseases, such as inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases. They can be used in the form of topical, oral, inhalable, rectal, and intra-articular agents.
Birsen Sahip +7 more
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Challenges in the postsurgical recovery of cushing syndrome: glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome [PDF]
Glucocorticoid 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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Nonsuppressible Oral Dexamethasone Suppression Tests but Not Cushing Syndrome [PDF]
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 ...
Abilash Nair +3 more
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Infantile iatrogenic cushing′s syndrome
High potency or/and extended use of topical corticosteroids, particularly in children, may cause suppression of the hypothalamopituitary-adrenal axis.
Katar Selahattin +3 more
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A patient with Cushing disease lateralizing a pituitary adenoma by inferior petrosal sinus sampling using desmopressin: a case report [PDF]
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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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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The effect of sodium valproate in Cushing's disease, Nelson's syndrome and Addison's disease [PDF]
We investigated the effect of sodium valproate on plasma ACTH and serum cortisol concentrations in different pathological states of ACTH hypersecretion.
Winkelmann, W. +4 more
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Twist of endocrine scenario: Approach of ectopic Cushing syndrome (review) [PDF]
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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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome to Facial Nerve Palsy: Via Intracranial Tuberculoma-An Interesting Journey [PDF]
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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