Patricia Inácio, PhD, science writer —

Women with Cushing’s syndrome may be misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia — a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and mental distress — despite showing Cushing’s symptoms, a new case series report demonstrates. The researchers say these misdiagnoses of fibromyalgia, occurring in a trio of Cushing’s syndrome patients across three…

Severe hypokalemia, or extremely low blood potassium levels, may be the first manifestation of Cushing’s disease, as illustrated in a recent case report. The study described the case of a 48-year-old man with Cushing’s disease who had surgery to remove a pituitary macroadenoma, or a large pituitary tumor, but…

A technique called trabecular bone score, or TBS, may be better at assessing bone damage and loss than bone mineral density, the current gold standard, in successfully treated patients with Cushing’s disease, according to a recent study. High cortisol levels characterize Cushing’s, and they are known to increase the…

Among people with Cushing’s syndrome who enter into remission, women appear to be more likely than men to develop certain new conditions, including autoimmune disorders, within one year. That’s according to the findings of a systematic literature review done by researchers who reported on the case of a 42-year-old man…

Ubie and the Cushing’s Support and Research Foundation (CSRF) have teamed up to raise awareness and shorten the time people with Cushing’s syndrome have to wait for a diagnosis. The long-term collaboration seeks to confirm the diagnostic capacity of Ubie’s free, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform called Symptom…

Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS), a type of minimally invasive surgery to remove pituitary tumors through the nose, was found to be safe and effective for bringing about remission in Cushing’s disease, according to a study in Turkey. In patients in whom tumors were larger and had spread into the…

A report detailed the rare case of a woman whose Cushing’s syndrome quickly developed as a result of a silent pheochromocytoma — a rare adrenal gland tumor — that produced and released both corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The report, “Cushing Syndrome due to a…

Feelings of loneliness and hopelessness affect the majority of people with Cushing’s disease, according to a survey conducted by the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York. Patients often felt they had no choices about their treatment, which contrasted with the perception of healthcare providers at MSK’s…

Psychosis may be more common with Cushing’s disease than previously thought, according to a recent U.S. case report about a 47-year-old woman who had surgery to remove a pituitary tumor, but whose signs of psychosis weren’t evident to her hospital team in the months before the procedure. “This…

Being male, having high cortisol levels at the time of Cushing’s diagnosis, and undergoing multiple surgeries were identified as key factors linked to a high risk of blood clots in people with Cushing’s, according to data from a large European registry. Preventive anti-blood clotting protocols varied across treatment centers,…