Late-night salivary cortisol and cortisone should be the initial screening test for Cushing’s syndrome

Late-night salivary cortisol and cortisone should be the initial screening test for Cushing’s syndrome

Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) poses considerable diagnostic challenges. Although late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) is recommended as a first-line screening investigation, it remains the least widely used test in many countries. The combined measurement of LNSC and late-night salivary cortison...

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Main Authors: Ramjan Sanas Mohamed, Biyaser Abuelgasim, Sally Barker, Hemanth Prabhudev, Niamh M Martin, Karim Meeran, Emma Walker, Sarah Darch, Whitlock Matthew, Tricia Tan, Florian Wernig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2022-06-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
Subjects:
salivary cortisol
salivary cortisone
cushing’s syndrome
screening
Online Access:https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/11/7/EC-22-0050.xml

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