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Cushing ' S Syndrome
In 1932 Harvey Cushing described a number of patients presenting a similar clinical picture which he had collected from the literature, and he added two more from his own records. The presence of minute adenomata of basophil cells in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland was demonstrated at autopsy on some of them and Cushing regarded these as the causative lesions and called the syndrome 'p...
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During a 5-year experience with 32 adrenal tumors with different basic problems in the Department of Endocrinology , Taleghani Hospital, 25 were found pituitary dependent Cushing's syndrome, "Cushing's disease." The treatment of patients with Cushing's disease depends on the presence or absence of pituitary tumor. Ifno pituitary tumor is demonstrated, irradiation can be given to the pituit...
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Ritonavir is commonly used in low doses to boost plasma levels of protease inhibitors in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. It is also a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450. We present a 50-year-old African American male with past medical history of HIV on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which also included ritonavir and long standing asthma that has been...
متن کاملAn infant with Cushing syndrome
Case Presentation An 8 month-old boy was referred to the endocrinology clinic for concerns of growth failure since 3 months of age. He was born full term with a birth weight of 2.67kg and a length of 45cm. His parents noticed that he was not growing well from 3 months of age. However, his weight gain remained more than satisfactory and he gained 700g in the past month. This infant was otherwise...
متن کاملCushing syndrome caused by adrenocortical tumors and hyperplasias (corticotropin- independent Cushing syndrome).
Endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS) is caused by excess adrenal glucocorticoid secretion that is adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent or independent; ACTH-independent adrenocortical causes of CS account for up to 20% of CS in adults, and 15% in children over age 7 years. In younger children, ACTH-independent CS may account for as many as half of the CS cases. In both adults and children, adrenocor...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1956
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4960.197