Diagnosis of Cushings-SyndromeCaduff, FStaub, J JNordmann, ARadu, E WLandolt, H
Diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome (CS) and identification of the aetiology of hypercortisolism can be challenging. The Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines recommends one of the four tests for initial screening of CS, namely, urinary-free cortisol, late night salivary cortisol, overnight ...
But in a recentinterview with "News Not Noise" blogger Jessica Yellin,Schumer said after reading the comments she was diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, whichaccording to the Mayo Clinicoccurs when the body has too much of the hormone cortisol over a long period of time. What is Cushing s...
Cushingu2019s syndrome (CS) results from sustained pathologic hypercortisolism. Increased identification of cyclical CS and the similarities between the metabolic syndrome and mild CS has resulted in an increased prevalence of CS, necessitating more accurate diagnostic tests to screen and diagnose CS in...
[摘要] 目的 分析Cushing综合征患者的不同病因、临床表现及内分泌实验室检查和影像学检查的特点,评价各种病因鉴别诊断方法的效率。方法 对经手术病理确诊为Cushing综合征的42例患者的临床资料和实验室检查、影像学检查等资料进行回顾分析。结果 42例患者的病因以Cush
In the early part of the twentieth century, two clinical syndromes were described—one in Europe (metabolic syndrome X)2 and one in the United States (Cushing's syndrome)16—that were as clinically indistinguishable then as they are now at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Metabolic ...
Rapid and simple laboratory diagnosis of cortisol excess due to Cushing's syndrome is highly desirable. To date chronic overproduction of cortisol and loss of diurnal cortisol variation are considered to be the most consistent metabolic abnormalities in Cushing's syndrome. Nevertheless free urinary ...
after several recent TV appearances from viewers who noticed her rounder-looking face. While some of the comments about her physical appearance seemed mean-spirited or unwarranted, Schumer said "thank God for that," because she realized something was wrong and got a diagnosis: Cushing syndr...
The best steroid tests currently available for identifying patients with Cushing's syndrome are the low dose dexamethasone suppression test with determination of urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroid (17-OHCS) excretion and the single dose dexamethasone suppression test with determination of plasma 17-OHCS conce...
Determining the cause of spontaneous Cushing’s syndrome is essential so that appropriate therapy can be recommended. Most patients (80%) have an ACTH-secreting neoplasm (pituitary or ectopic), while the rest have an adrenal-dependent (ACTH-independent) etiology. After hypercortisolism has been con...