Publications by authors named "Rene A Amadore"

A 39-year-old woman presented with cushingoid features was worked up and diagnosed to have ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome. Computed tomography of the whole abdomen revealed a left adrenal mass. She was scheduled for elective laparoscopic left adrenalectomy, however, a few days prior to the surgery, the patient had hematochezia.

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This is a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with a 2-year history of heliotrope rash, Gottron's papules, shawl sign, V-neck sign, and muscle weakness. She was previously managed as a case of systemic lupus erythematosus and initially responded to unrecalled corticosteroids. She was admitted due to a 1-month progressively enlarging sacral mass, which eventually turned out to be an abscess.

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