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Hipertensión arterial secundaria a enfermedad de Cushing. Reporte de Caso
Hypertension secondary to Cushing´s Disease. Report of a clinical case

Cambios rev. méd; 23 (1), 2024
INTRODUCCIÓN: La Enfermedad de Cushing es una de las causas menos prevalentes de hipertensión arterial secundaria (HTA) (0,7 a 2,4 casos por millón de personas), sin embargo conlleva un aumento de la morbi-mortalidad que se relaciona con el tiempo de exposición al exceso de corticoides 6, lo cual rep...

Preparation of ICD and overdenture in patients with Cushing’s Syndrome: five-year follow-up

The aim of this study is to report a clinical case of a patient with Cushing’s syndrome, low self-esteem and need for oral rehabilitation. A 50-year-old female patient with hypercortisolism sought care at School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. During anamnesis, the patient repor...

Enfermedad de Cushing recurrente con hipercortisolismo catastrófico: reporte de caso y revisión de literatura

Rev. méd. Urug; 38 (3), 2022
Resumen: Presentamos un caso de una paciente femenina de 27 años, con síndrome de Cushing ACTH dependiente con hipercortisolismo severo, causado por un macroadenoma hipofisario recurrente y resistente pese a dos cirugías transesfenoidales, radioterapia y terapia médica. Dada la falla en las diferente...

Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic adrenocorticotropin secretion by a parotid carcinoma

SUMMARY We report a rare case of Cushing's syndrome in a 37-year-old female who initially presented with localized acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. In January 2014, she underwent a right parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation and adjuvant radiotherapy. In August 2018, she presented a his...

Investigação e tratamento de hipertensão arterial secundária
Investigation and treatment of secondary arterial hypertension

Síndrome de Cushing secundario a administración tópica decorticoesteroides

Los corticoesteroides tópicos son drogas muy comunes, frecuentemente utilizadas en patologías dermatológicas. Su mal uso puede causar efectos sistémicos, como el síndrome de Cushing y la supresión del eje hipotalámico – hipofisiario – adrenal. Presentamos un cas...

Cyclic ACTH-secreting thymic carcinoid: a case report and review of the literature

SUMMARY Cyclic Cushing's syndrome (CS) due to thymic carcinoid is a rare disorder. We report a case of cyclic CS due to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting atypical thymic carcinoid tumor and reviewed similar cases published in the literature. Our patient had hypercortisolemia lasting ap...

A novel mutation in PRKAR1A gene in a patient with Carney complex presenting with pituitary macroadenoma, acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome and recurrent atrial myxoma

SUMMARY Carney complex (CNC) is a rare syndrome of multiple endocrine and non-endocrine tumors. In this paper we present a 23-year-old Iranian woman with CNC who harbored a novel mutation (c.642dupT) in PRKAR1A gene. This patient presented with pituitary macroadenoma, acromegaly, recurrent atrial myxoma,...

Manifestaciones clínicas predictivas del diagnóstico del hipercortisolismo endógeno
Clinical Manifestations Predicting Endogenous Hypercortisolism

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 32 (1), 2021
Introducción: El diagnóstico clínico del hipercortisolismo endógeno puede ser complejo si las manifestaciones clínicas no son patognomónicas. Es importante conocer cuáles son las distintivas en nuestros pacientes, que permitan diagnosticar la enfermedad de forma precoz. Objetivo: Determinar sen...