Unrestricted access to glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone, and self-administration without prescription can lead to Cushing’s syndrome, a case series from…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
A 5-year-old boy with an inflammatory skin condition developed Cushing’s syndrome following a year of his parents’ use of…
A woman developed therapy-related Cushing’s syndrome after prolonged treatment with a glucocorticoid for osteoarthritis, which is marked by joint damage…
Researchers in Japan have reported what they say is the third case of Cushing’s disease in a woman pregnant…
Doctors in England missed signs of Cushing’s syndrome in a 26-year-old woman with gestational diabetes and high blood pressure, a…
High blood-sugar levels and osteoporosis — a condition causing bones to weaken and be prone to fracture — are more…
Sleep quality markedly improves for people with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome after treatment leads to disease remission, but nearly half of…
Women with Cushing’s syndrome may be misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia — a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and mental distress…
Severe hypokalemia, or extremely low blood potassium levels, may be the first manifestation of Cushing’s disease, as illustrated in…
A technique called trabecular bone score, or TBS, may be better at assessing bone damage and loss than bone mineral…