CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test.
Accurate differential diagnosis of the precise cause of Cushing's syndrome can be difficult, and conventional tests such as those based on the use of dexamethasone may be misleading. We have therefore studied the cortisol and ACTH responses to ovine corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF-41) in 2...
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| author | Grossman, AB Howlett, T Perry, L Coy, D Savage, M Lavender, P Rees, L Besser, G |
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| description | Accurate differential diagnosis of the precise cause of Cushing's syndrome can be difficult, and conventional tests such as those based on the use of dexamethasone may be misleading. We have therefore studied the cortisol and ACTH responses to ovine corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF-41) in 28 consecutive patients with Cushing's syndrome, and compared the diagnostic value of this test with that of the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test (8 mg/day for 48 h). Of 20 patients with confirmed Cushing's disease (pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome), only 16 (80%) showed the expected 50% or more suppression of serum cortisol following high-dose dexamethasone administration. Four patients each with adrenal adenomas and three patients with the ectopic ACTH syndrome failed to suppress, while a child with probable Cushing's disease showed a variable response depending on the dose used. Following CRF stimulation, 15 out of the 20 patients (75%) with Cushing's disease showed an excessive rise in serum cortisol, outside the normal range, while in five the response to CRF-41 was normal on at least one occasion. None of the patients with adrenal adenomas or the ectopic ACTH syndrome showed a cortisol response to CRF. Thus, either test on its own may be misleading in differentiating Cushing's disease from other causes of the syndrome. Every patient with Cushing's disease, however, showed either suppression in response to high-dose dexamethasone or an excessive cortisol response to CRF testing. It appears, therefore, that the combination of the high-dose dexamethasone and the CRF test, with measurement of serum cortisol, is superior to either test alone in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cacc602c-e464-40f8-a617-da3a370d78b52022-03-27T07:10:01ZCRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cacc602c-e464-40f8-a617-da3a370d78b5EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1988Grossman, ABHowlett, TPerry, LCoy, DSavage, MLavender, PRees, LBesser, GAccurate differential diagnosis of the precise cause of Cushing's syndrome can be difficult, and conventional tests such as those based on the use of dexamethasone may be misleading. We have therefore studied the cortisol and ACTH responses to ovine corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF-41) in 28 consecutive patients with Cushing's syndrome, and compared the diagnostic value of this test with that of the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test (8 mg/day for 48 h). Of 20 patients with confirmed Cushing's disease (pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome), only 16 (80%) showed the expected 50% or more suppression of serum cortisol following high-dose dexamethasone administration. Four patients each with adrenal adenomas and three patients with the ectopic ACTH syndrome failed to suppress, while a child with probable Cushing's disease showed a variable response depending on the dose used. Following CRF stimulation, 15 out of the 20 patients (75%) with Cushing's disease showed an excessive rise in serum cortisol, outside the normal range, while in five the response to CRF-41 was normal on at least one occasion. None of the patients with adrenal adenomas or the ectopic ACTH syndrome showed a cortisol response to CRF. Thus, either test on its own may be misleading in differentiating Cushing's disease from other causes of the syndrome. Every patient with Cushing's disease, however, showed either suppression in response to high-dose dexamethasone or an excessive cortisol response to CRF testing. It appears, therefore, that the combination of the high-dose dexamethasone and the CRF test, with measurement of serum cortisol, is superior to either test alone in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. |
| spellingShingle | Grossman, AB Howlett, T Perry, L Coy, D Savage, M Lavender, P Rees, L Besser, G CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title | CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title_full | CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title_fullStr | CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title_full_unstemmed | CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title_short | CRF in the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test. |
| title_sort | crf in the differential diagnosis of cushing s syndrome a comparison with the dexamethasone suppression test |
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