Synthetic glucocorticoids are widely used for their anti-inflammatory and
immunosuppressive actions. A possible unwanted effect of glucocorticoid treatment is …

Importance Cushing syndrome is defined as a prolonged increase in plasma cortisol levels
that is not due to a physiological etiology. Although the most frequent cause of Cushing …

Context Signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome (CS) overlap with common diseases,
such as the metabolic syndrome, obesity, osteoporosis, and depression. Therefore, it can …

Purpose Recurrence after pituitary surgery in Cushing's disease (CD) is a common problem
ranging from 5%(minimum) to 50%(maximum) after initially successful surgery, respectively …

Abstract Purpose: Literature regarding endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS) largely focuses
on the challenges of diagnosis, subtyping, and treatment. The enigmatic phenomenon of …

Cyclic Cushing's syndrome is a subentity of Cushing's syndrome in which phases of
biochemical hypercortisolism (peaks) are followed by spontaneous periods of physiological …

Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a classical rare disease: it is often suspected in patients who do
not have the disease; at the same time, it takes a mean of 3 years to diagnose CS in affected …

After successful treatment for Cushing's syndrome (CS), secondary adrenal insufficiency
develops as a result of the prior suppression of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) …

Abstract Purpose Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are incidentally discovered adrenal masses,
during an imaging study undertaken for other reasons than the suspicion of adrenal disease …

Background Cushing syndrome is characterized by glucocorticoid excess, which induces
physical and mental symptoms, impairments in functional status and perceived health …