Plurihormonal Pituitary Adenoma: Acromegaly Associated with Subclinical Cushing’s Disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-393
Author(s):  
H Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cushing's Disease ◽  
Subclinical Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Plurihormonal Pituitary Adenoma

Case report of pituitary adenoma with subclinical Cushing's disease

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra Tampouratzi ◽  
Styliani Kalaitzidou ◽  
Georgios Papadakis ◽  
Chrysi Karavasili ◽  
Michalis Kotis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cushing's Disease ◽  
Subclinical Cushing’S Disease

Cyclic Cushing's Disease in Mixed Gangliocytoma–Pituitary Adenoma Tumor: Case Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yury Anania ◽  
Venteicher S. Andrew ◽  
Pearce M. Thomas ◽  
Gardner A. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cushing's Disease

scholarly journals Severe infection including disseminated herpes zoster triggered by subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Yamauchi ◽  
Hiraku Kameda ◽  
Kazuno Omori ◽  
Michio Tani ◽  
Kyu Yong Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Zoster ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Arrest ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Japanese Woman ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cushing's Disease ◽  
Old Japanese ◽  
Subclinical Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Physical Features

Abstract Background Subclinical Cushing’s disease (SCD) is defined by corticotroph adenoma-induced mild hypercortisolism without typical physical features of Cushing’s disease. Infection is an important complication associated with mortality in Cushing’s disease, while no reports on infection in SCD are available. To make clinicians aware of the risk of infection in SCD, we report a case of SCD with disseminated herpes zoster (DHZ) with the mortal outcome. Case presentation An 83-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with SCD, treated with cabergoline in the outpatient. She was hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis, and her fever gradually resolved with antibiotics. However, herpes zoster appeared on her chest, and the eruptions rapidly spread over the body. She suddenly went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died. Autopsy demonstrated adrenocorticotropic hormone-positive pituitary adenoma, renal abscess, and DHZ. Conclusions As immunosuppression caused by SCD may be one of the triggers of severe infection, the patients with SCD should be assessed not only for the metabolic but also for the immunodeficient status.

scholarly journals Diagnosis and Multimodality Management of Cushing’s Disease: A Practical Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Zada
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Patient Survival ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Serum Cortisol ◽  
Cushing's Disease ◽  
First Line ◽  
Stepwise Approach

Cushing’s Disease is caused by oversecretion of ACTH from a pituitary adenoma and results in subsequent elevations of systemic cortisol, ultimately contributing to reduced patient survival. The diagnosis of Cushing’s Disease frequently involves a stepwise approach including clinical, laboratory, neuroimaging, and sometimes interventional radiology techniques, often mandating multidisciplinary collaboration from numerous specialty practitioners. Pituitary microadenomas that do not appear on designated pituitary MRI or dynamic contrast protocols may pose a particularly challenging subset of this disease. The treatment of Cushing’s Disease typically involves transsphenoidal surgical resection of the pituitary adenoma as a first-line option, yet may require the addition of adjunctive measures such as stereotactic radiosurgery or medical management to achieve normalization of serum cortisol levels. Vigilant long-term serial endocrine monitoring of patients is imperative in order to detect any recurrence that may occur, even years following initial remission. In this paper, a stepwise approach to the diagnosis, and various management strategies and associated outcomes in patients with Cushing’s Disease are discussed.

Two-step development of a pituitary adenoma: From hyperprolactinemic syndrome to Cushing’s disease

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Gheri ◽  
W. Boddi ◽  
F. Ammannati ◽  
J. Olivotto ◽  
C. Nozzoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cushing's Disease
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document