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Cushing Syndrome

Known as: Hypercortisolism, Syndrome, Cushing's, Cushing's syndrome 
A condition in which there is too much cortisol (a hormone made by the outer layer of the adrenal gland) in the body. Cushing syndrome may be caused… 
National Institutes of Health

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ACTH-producing pituitary tumorAdenoma, BasophilAdrenal Cortex Carcinoma Overall ENSAT v7 StagingAdrenal Cortical Hyperplasia

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Acth-Independent Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia

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Adrenal cortical hypofunctionSyndrome

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2000
2000
Presence of a Gsα mutation in an adrenal tumor expressing LH/hCG receptors and clinically associated with Cushing's syndrome
We describe the case of a patient with Cushing's syndrome due to a functioning adrenal adenoma. There was a pronounced increase… 
1999
1999
Cushing's syndrome induced by betamethasone nose drops
Editor—We agree with Findlay et al that the few case reports of Cushing’s syndrome due to nasal betamethasone drops in children… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The corticotropin-releasing factor test in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the lysine-vasopressin test.
The diagnostic accuracy of the CRH test was compared with that of the LVP test in 28 consecutive patients with ACTH-dependent… 
1990
1990
EFFECT OF ENHANCEMENT OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLINERGIC TONE WITH PYRIDOSTIGMINE ON GROWTH HORMONE (GH) RESPONSES TO GH‐RELEASING HORMONE IN PATIENTS WITH CUSHING'S SYNDROME
Growth hormone (GH) secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome is diminished to all the stimuli tested so far but the precise… 
1984
1984
Transient thyrotoxicosis after unilateral adrenalectomy in two patients with Cushing's syndrome.
We found transient hyperthyroidism in the course of hydrocortisone withdrawal in two patients who had undergone unilateral… 
1967
1967
Mediastinal widening in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome.
Excerpt Excesses in both endogenous and exogenous adrenal corticosteroids result in the readily recognized clinical syndrome… 
1961
1961
Plasma 17-hydroxycorticosteroids in Cushing's syndrome.
Plasma levels of 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OH-CS) during the night and day were studied in 22 cases of Cushing's syndrome… 
1959
1959
Recurrent Cushing's syndrome with Trichophyton rubrum infection.
The effects of adrenal hypercorticism on bacterial infections are well recognized. The effects of hypercorticism on mycotic… 
1956
1956
Spontaneous remission in a case of Cushing's syndrome.
Cushing's syndrome is usually caused by hyperplasia or carcinoma of the adrenal cortex; less frequently it is associated with a… 
1948
1948
Cushing-Syndrom, Thymustumor und Landouzysche Tuberkulose
Alle Manuskripte sind direktan dieSchriltleitung zurichten, sie dürfen nicht gleichzeitig ariderenälättern zumAbdruck angeboten…