Cushing's Disease May Have Higher Incidence than Previously Thought: A Nationwide Study in Iceland 2010-2019.

Introduction: In 2011, we reported the overall incidence of Cushing's disease (CD) in Iceland from 1955 through 2009 to be 1.5 cases per million per year with highest incidence in the last decade of the study, a higher incidence then earlier reported. We now present a follow-up study reporting the epidemiology of the disease in Iceland during the 10-year period from 2010 to 2019.

[Obesity isn't always obesity: Cushing's disease - case report].

Woman in her thirties presented to the emergency room with a two-week history of worsening headache and diplopia. For eight years she had suffered from progressive weight gain, diabetes and hypertension that didn't improve with lifestyle modification. A lumbar puncture demonstrated increased intracranial pressure and MRI a pituitary adenoma.

Epidemiology of Primary Immunodeficiency in Iceland.

Purpose: Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are rare heterogeneous diseases. Little is known about the prevalence of PID in Iceland and no national registry exists. The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiology of PID in Iceland.