Multiple concomitant life-threatening opportunistic infections due to uncontrolled hypercortisolism

Multiple concomitant life-threatening opportunistic infections due to uncontrolled hypercortisolism

Opportunistic infections associated with severe cortisol excess carry a high mortality rate and are most prevalent with ectopic ACTH syndrome. There are limited reports of these cases described in the literature. In this case report, we describe multiple severe life-threatening opportunistic infecti...

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Main Authors:	Sarah Al Qassimi, Ahmad Nusair, Mohamad Mooty, Adnan Ajmal, Saaid Abdel-Ghani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	Cushing’s syndrome Hypercortisolism Opportunistic infections Disseminated aspergillosis Cytomegalovirus endophthalmitis Pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922000488

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