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Am J Forensic Med Pathol   2020 Jan 29   

Severe Myocardial Steatosis: Incidental Finding or a Significant Anatomic Substrate for Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

Tuzzolo A, Febres-Aldana CA, Poppiti R

Myocardial steatosis, also known as lipomatosis cordis, is characterized by adipose tissue within the myocardium without significant fibrosis. Evidenc ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Clin Case Rep      

Ectopic Cushing's syndrome in a patient with inferior petrosal sinus sampling indicating pituitary-dependent ACTH secretion.

Micko A, Wolfsberger S, Knosp E, Marik W, Haberler C, Winhofer Y, Luger A, Vila G

In an unclear case of Cushing's syndrome, IPSS identifies the origin of ACTH secretion, and together with MRI enables the localization of an ectopic c ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Eur. J. Endocrinol.      

GENETICS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Glucocorticoid resistance syndrome

Vitellius G, Lombes M

Glucocorticoids (GC) such as cortisol regulate multiple physiological functions, notably those involved in development, metabolism, inflammatory proce ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Clin Obes   2020 Jan 29   

Patients with morbid obesity should not be routinely screened for Cushing's syndrome: Results of retrospective study of patients attending a specialist weight management service.

Glyn TC, Ho MW, Lambert AP, Thomas JDJ, Douek IF, Andrews RC, King RJ

Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare condition which results in multi-system involvement and can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Screening f ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep      

Etomidate in the management of severe Cushing's disease and MRSA bacteraemia in a district general hospital in the United Kingdom.

Wong SWP, Yap YW, Narayanan RP, Al-Jubouri M, Grossman A, Daousi C, Mahgoub Y

We report our experience on managing a case of florid Cushing's disease with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sepsis using intraveno ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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