Objective\nTo present an unusual case of Cushing syndrome in a pediatric patient caused by a single depot triamcinolone injection.Methods\nA case report followed by a literature review are presented.Results\nA 13-year-old male presented with rapid weight gain, elevated blood pressure, headaches, ...
Elevated cortisol levels can be indicative of Cushing’s syndrome, an uncommon hormonal disorder that typically results from a tumor, in which the body produces too much cortisol over a long period. “She had thrown cortisol testing out there and I think it was always in the back of my mind...
When i was done college i was about 120 lbs. My face was getting rounder and rounder..i was noticing more hair on my face and arms…and a hump between my shoulder blades and the bottom of my neck. My mom saw a tv show about Polycystic ovarian syndrome and felt that maybe that was ...
Search terms included “fibromyalgia” and “Cushing’s syndrome” to which five results were shown. Out of the five results, only one case report had slight relevance to our two cases which was about a 39-year-old woman previously diagnosed with Cushing’s disease who developed fibromyalgia [...
Monday came and I called my PCP as scheduled. When she answered the phone she acted as if she didn't know why I was calling. Before a minute was up, I realized she was getting as far away from admitting I had Cushing's Syndrome as she could. Both she and my rheumatologist had been...
“Cushing’s syndrome ([aka] hyperadrenocorticism or HAC) is an overproduction or presence of cortisol, a steroid, in the body,” Dr. Cruz told The Dodo. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced by animals, including both people and dogs. It serves a lot of purposes in the body — includ...
I wanted to bring you the very best information on Cushing’s syndrome, so I spoke with Dr Rhett Nichols. Dr Nichols is a world-renowned expert in endocrinology. He said: “I believe these tests are reliable if used properly. A major point that should be made is that any screening test...
Objectives Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is a useful test for differential diagnosis of central vs. ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We provide a description of the protocol used in our C
Those results indicate tumor markers FHIT, PCNA, Ki-67 should be used jointly in designing an intelligent medical decision system to diagnose the different diseases of Cushing's syndrome as none of the markers is highly characteristic but all are useful. ...
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