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[A diagnostic maze: Cushing's disease].
Moritz C Manstein1, Esther Piel2, Michael Stumvoll3
1Klinik für Innere Medizin - Abteilung für Kardiologie und konservative Intensivmedizin, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Landsberger Allee 49, 10249, Berlin, Deutschland. moritz.manstein@vivantes.de.
Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany)
|January 4, 2024
Summary
A 78-year-old woman with heart failure and hypertension was diagnosed with Cushing's disease. This condition was caused by a pituitary microadenoma, identified through advanced diagnostic procedures.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Cardiology
- Neurosurgery
Background:
- Cushing's disease, a rare endocrine disorder, results from excessive cortisol production.
- Pituitary microadenomas are common causes of Cushing's disease, leading to significant cardiovascular and metabolic complications.
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