Acute Severe Cushing Syndrome: Not Always Ectopic Acth Syndrome

ABSTRACT: Objective: Cushing syndrome (CS) is a rare disease that results from prolonged supraphysiologic tissue action of glucocorticoids. Cushing disease is the most frequent cause of endogenous CS and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Disease onset and severity reflects the ma...

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Main Authors: Carlos Tavares Bello, MD, Inês Gil, MD, Filipa Alves Serra, MD, João Sequeira Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520304545