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Cushing’s syndrome should be considered when osteoporosis, or weak bones, are found in young adults, scientists in China reported. They described treating a 26-year-old woman who came to their clinic with chronic back pain that X-rays identified as due to multiple bone fractures, and who exhibited a number of other…

In people with Cushing’s disease, it is relatively common for blood clots that cause no symptoms — called asymptomatic blood clots — to appear in the legs after surgery, a new study reported. Indeed, in a case series of 30 Cushing’s patients who underwent surgery and screening with compression…

Enrollment is nearly complete for a Phase 3 trial that is investigating the safety and effectiveness of relacorilant in people with Cushing’s syndrome due to any underlying cause, according to a corporate update from its developer, Corcept Therapeutics. The trial, called GRACE (NCT03697109), is enrolling about 130 people…

High levels of white blood cells, particularly neutrophils, without an infectious or blood-related cause may be a sign of subclinical Cushing’s disease, according to a case study. The report describes the case of a woman who had palpitations and fatigue, but no other overt symptoms. She was found to…

A young woman developed Cushing’s disease after she received pain relief treatment for her chronic pancreatitis — a long-lasting inflammation of the pancreas — via a celiac plexus block (CPB) with a corticosteroid called triamcinolone, a U.S. report says. “Although her pain was relieved with CPB, she developed iatrogenic…

A woman who was on Korlym (mifepristone) to treat hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar levels, linked to Cushing’s disease went on to develop liver damage as a side effect of the medicine, according to a U.S. report. This is the third time such a case has been reported.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool for pinpointing the location of a pituitary tumor that causes Cushing’s disease prior to surgery, a recent study reported. However, study findings indicate that bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS), an invasive diagnostic procedure, is more accurate for the initial…

People with recurrent Cushing’s disease who are treated with surgery are more likely to go into remission than patients given radiation therapy, a review study has found. “Based on the results of the current study, surgery should be considered as a second-line treatment for recurrent [Cushing’s disease] patients as…

Elderly people with Cushing’s syndrome often experience different symptoms than their younger counterparts, which suggests diagnosis may be more difficult with age, according to a recent study. “Several typical symptoms of [Cushing’s] were less frequent in the older patients as compared with the younger, including weight gain, skin…

The prevalence of infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was found to be similar in people with Cushing’s disease to that of the general population, according to an Italian study. The same was seen for patients in Southern Italy with acromegaly, a disorder marked by the…