Cushing's syndrome is a rare disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to excess
glucocorticoids. Early diagnosis and treatment of Cushing's syndrome is associated with a …

Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome and Pseudo-Cushing’s States |
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The past 45 yr'experience with Cushing's syndrome (CS) has led to the awareness of its
complex nature and, by the same token, brought about an increase in the diagnostic and …

Cushing's syndrome results from sustained pathologic hypercortisolism caused by
excessive corticotropin (ACTH) secretion by tumors in the pituitary gland (Cushing's disease …

The clinical, biochemical, and radiological features of pituitary ACTH-dependent Cushing's
syndrome (CS)[Cushing's disease (CD)] are often indistinguishable from those of occult …

In the context of ACTH‐dependent Cushing's syndrome, ectopic ACTH secretion from a
neuroendocrine tumour is not uncommon, and needs to be carefully differentiated from …

The current gold standard diagnostic method for Cushing disease (CD) is bilateral inferior
petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) after corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulation …

Although inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) is useful in the evaluation of Cushing's
syndrome, false negative cases have been described, and many patients presumed to have …

The ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) comprises around 10%
to 20% of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome and 5% to 10% of all types of Cushing's …

Desmopressin is a vasopressin analogue selective for type 2 vasopressin receptors that
mediate renal water retention. In contrast to the native hormone arginine vasopressin, a well …