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Predicting Residual 21‐Hydroxylase Enzymatic Activity in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Patients: Towards Individualized Therapy

CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disorder characterized by impaired cortisol production and consequent elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH): CAH patients often require lifelong hydrocortisone therapy. Disease severity reflects residual 21‐hydroxylase enzyme activity, crucial for cortisol synthesis.
Davide Bindellini, Robin Michelet, Yersultan Mirasbekov, Qizong Lao, Charles Sukin, Wilhelm Huisinga, Deborah P. Merke, Charlotte Kloft   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iatrogenic Cushing′s syndrome after topical steroid therapy for psoriasis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016
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, Mehmet Celik, Semra Ayturk, Ahmet Kucukarda, Onur Mert, Nejla Dincer, Sibel Guldiken, Armagan Tugrul   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients With Cushing's Syndrome [PDF]

, 2019
When hypertension, a pathology that is frequently found in the general population, presents in a young patient, secondary causes such as Cushing's syndrome (CS), a rare disease characterized by long-term elevated cortisol levels, should be considered ...
Barbot, Mattia, Ceccato, Filippo, Scaroni, Carla   +2 more
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Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Are Associated With Normal‐Range Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alanine Aminotransferase, and Their Ratio in Chinese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To determine whether metabolic syndrome (MS), insulin resistance (IR), myocardial enzymes, and kidney function are related to the normal‐range of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and their ratio in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Jiaxing Feng, Rong Luo, Jing Cong, Qing Xia, Yang Liu, Hang Ge, Hui He, Wen Yang, Xiaoke Wu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for postoperative fever after laparoscopic adrenalectomy focusing on hormones produced: a case control study

BMC Urology
Background Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is widely performed for a number of hormone-producing tumors and postoperative management depends on the hormones produced.
Mizuki Izawa, Toshikazu Takeda, Tadatsugu Anno, Tomohiro Iwasawa, Yota Yasumizu, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Shinya Morita, Takeo Kosaka, Ryuichi Mizuno, Hiroshi Asanuma, Mototsugu Oya   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Autoimmune Diseases in 30,340 Danish Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Compared to 151,520 Controls. A National Cohort Study

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmunity can be part of the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but prospective studies on autoimmune disease in population based cohorts are lacking. This study aimed to investigate incidence rates of autoimmune disease in Danish women with PCOS before and after PCOS diagnosis compared to controls.
Dorte Glintborg, Jens‐Jakob Kjer Møller, Katrine Hass Rubin, Louise Lehmann Christensen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cushing′s syndrome in a case of thymic carcinoma

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011
A 29-year-old gentleman presented with episodic features suggestive of Cushing′s syndrome. He was evaluated and diagnosed with ectopic Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing′s syndrome due to a thymic tumor.
H S Asha, K Sudeep, Manika Alexander, Anila Korula, Birla Roy Gnanamuthu, Nihal Thomas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Retrospective Study on the Impact of Primary Aldosteronism in Pregnancy (H.A.P.P.I. Study Group)

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of hypertension in young women. However, there is a paucity of data regarding its impact during pregnancy. The primary objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in PA.
Diana Oprea, Frédérique Lefrançois, Matthieu St‐Jean, Anne‐Marie Côté, Marie‐Ève Roy‐Lacroix, Mandy Malick, Pierre‐Luc Mallet, Nadine Sauvé   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nested stromal epithelial tumor of liver presenting with Cushing syndrome: A Rare case Report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2012
Nested stromal and epithelial tumor of the liver is an extremely rare pediatric hepatic tumor. To the best of our knowledge, about 25 cases have been reported in the English literature so far, few of which accompanied with Cushing syndrome.
Bita Geramizadeh, Hamidreza Foroutan, Ali Foroutan, Mohammadreza Bordbar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ACTH pituitary adenomas: neurosurgical aspects [PDF]

, 2002
We report our experience with 19 cases of ACTH secreting pituitary adenomas. They were microadenomas in 50% of the cases, coming with the typical picture of the Cushing syndrome.
Aguiar, Paulo Henrique, Delcelo, Rosana, Herculano, Marco Antonio, Tella Jr, Oswaldo Inácio   +3 more
core   +3 more sources