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A young man developed an asymptomatic form of Cushing’s syndrome — called subclinical Cushing’s syndrome — as a result of a pheochromocytoma, a tumor that can form in the adrenal glands and is usually benign, according to a report from Nepal. “Diagnosing these conditions can be challenging as they…

For a young man in Brazil, Cushing’s syndrome caused by nodules in both adrenal glands was found to be the reason for his severe osteoporosis — a condition that causes bones to weaken and become prone to fracture — according to a case report. While noting that “the diagnosis of…

An imaging abnormality that makes it harder for clinicians to visualize the brain’s pituitary gland can complicate efforts to diagnose and manage Cushing’s disease, a recent report highlights. The abnormality affects the bony compartment that houses the pituitary gland, making “visual diagnosis of pituitary adenoma [benign tumors] even more…

Men with Cushing’s syndrome may be at an increased risk of developing anemia (low red blood cell counts) in the months following surgery to remove a disease-driving tumor, a recent study suggests. Researchers found red blood cell dynamics are altered in people with Cushing’s syndrome, and the specific patterns of…

People with Cushing’s syndrome are at a greater risk of developing complications, particularly infections, after undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery, a recent study reported. “This study revealed that patients who have [Cushing’s syndrome] are at increased risk of developing early postoperative complications following [total joint replacement],” the researchers wrote.

People with Cushing’s disease who have been in remission for years may have an imbalance in their gut microbiome — the group of all microorganisms living in the gut — and this may be the reason why their cardiovascular risk persists, a pilot study suggests. The small study included…

A CT scan-based measurement of the amount of fat and muscle tissue around the hips may help identify Cushing’s syndrome in older female patients with adrenal tumors. That’s according to the study, “Iliopsoas muscle to visceral fat ratio on CT predicts Cushing’s syndrome in elderly females with adrenal tumors,”…

A rare type of tumor caused Cushing’s syndrome with unusual symptoms, including brain damage and hallucinations, in a 72-year-old woman, according to a recent case report. The disease-causing tumor was removed, and researchers report that the patient is now fully recovered, with partial resolution of the disease-associated brain damage. The…

A type of minimally invasive surgery to remove pituitary tumors through the nose, called endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, was found to be safe and led to remission from Cushing’s disease, with patients seeing no recurrences, a study in China reports. The procedure involved identifying pituitary and tumor layers before the…

An antifungal medication called ketoconazole may be safe and effective for treating Cushing’s disease when pituitary surgery to remove a disease-causing tumor has failed to lower cortisol levels in the body, according to a new meta-analysis study. Researchers found that in nearly two-thirds of cases reported in the literature,…