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Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
December 2024
Recordati Rare Diseases, Central and Eastern Europe, Warsaw, Poland.
Pasireotide is an effective treatment for both Cushing's disease (CD) and acromegaly due to its ability to suppress adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone, and to normalize insulin-like growth factor-1 levels, resulting in tumor shrinkage. However, it may also cause hyperglycemia as a side effect in some patients. The aim of this study was to review previous recommendations regarding the management of pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia in patients with CD and acromegaly and to propose efficient monitoring and treatment algorithms based on recent evidence and current guidelines for type 2 diabetes treatment.
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August 2024
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Background/objective: Pulmonary carcinoid tumors are a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome and usually present with an indolent course. Here, we present a case of rapid onset and severe Cushing's syndrome due to a typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor.
Case Report: A 32-year-old woman developed diabetes, hypertension, and weight gain of 50 pounds over 3 months.
Pituitary
December 2024
Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome can arise from a pituitary tumour (Cushing's disease) or an ectopic ACTH-secreting tumour, making precise differentiation essential for effective treatment. Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is the gold standard for this differentiation, but false-negative results can limit its accuracy. Adding prolactin (PRL) measurement to BIPSS has been proposed to improve diagnostic precision.
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October 2024
Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Arterial hypertension in young adults, which includes patients between 19 and 40 years of age, has been increasing in recent years and is associated with a significantly higher risk of target organ damage and short-term mortality. It has been reported that up to 10% of these cases are due to a potentially reversible secondary cause, mainly of endocrine (primary aldosteronism, Cushing's syndrome, and pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma), renal (renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia and renal parenchymal disease), or cardiac (coarctation of the aorta) origin. It is recommended to rule out a secondary cause of high blood pressure (BP) in those patients with early onset of grade 2 or 3 hypertension, acute worsening of previously controlled hypertension, resistant hypertension, hypertensive emergency, severe target organ damage disproportionate to the grade of hypertension, or in the face of clinical or biochemical characteristics suggestive of a secondary cause of hypertension.
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December 2024
Institute of Endocrinology, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Purpose: Patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) have an increased venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk with most studies focusing on the perioperative period. The purpose of this study was to assess the 5-year VTE risk and identify predictors of VTE at CS diagnosis.
Methods: A comparative nationwide retrospective cohort study of 609 patients (mean age 48.
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