Cushing's Syndrome
Common Name(s)
Cushing's Syndrome, Cushing Syndrome
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Cushing's Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
The Cushing's Support and Research Foundation was established in 1995 to provide information and support to Cushing's patients and their families.
The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation provides information, advocacy and support for patients, medical professionals and the general public and promote research for diagnosis, treatment and a cure for Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) and McCune-Albright's Syndrome (MAS), Cherubism and related diseases. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their families.
To support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary disorders in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for these illnesses. The PNA will disseminate information helpful to the medical community, the public, and to pituitary patients and their families on matters regarding early detection, symptoms, treatments and resources available to patients with pituitary disease.
The MAGIC Foundation Mission The MAGIC Foundation is a national non-profit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a child’s growth. Since its inception the Foundation has grown to include support services for adults who were also impacted by these disorders.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Cushing's Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
The Cushing's Support and Research Foundation was established in 1995 to provide information and support to Cushing's patients and their families.
http://csrf.net/ The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation provides information, advocacy and support for patients, medical professionals and the general public and promote research for diagnosis, treatment and a cure for Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) and McCune-Albright's Syndrome (MAS), Cherubism and related diseases. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their families.
http://www.fibrousdysplasia.org/ To support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary disorders in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for these illnesses. The PNA will disseminate information helpful to the medical community, the public, and to pituitary patients and their families on matters regarding early detection, symptoms, treatments and resources available to patients with pituitary disease.
http://www.pituitary.org The MAGIC Foundation Mission The MAGIC Foundation is a national non-profit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a child’s growth. Since its inception the Foundation has grown to include support services for adults who were also impacted by these disorders.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Cushing's Syndrome" returned 415 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Chirurgia (Bucur). ;108(6):886-91.
Cushing's syndrome is a pathological condition where surgery may be lifesaving. The proper diagnosis depends upon the hormonal pattern of the patient, various dynamic tests and imagistic investigations. We report a case of a patient with Cushing's syndrome, with bilateral adrenal ...
Journal: N. Engl. J. Med.. 2013 Nov;369(22):2105-14.
Corticotropin-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia may be an incidental finding or it may be identified during evaluation for Cushing's syndrome. Reports of familial cases and the involvement of both adrenal glands suggest a genetic origin of this condition.
Journal: Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.. 2013 Nov;57(11):5727-8.
Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome is an undesirable outcome of glucocorticoids treatment. It can be increased by pharmacologic interactions. Glucocorticoid therapy, given in association with ritonavir, and some azole treatments are causes of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. We present a ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Cushing's Syndrome" returned 39 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal:
One hundred years have passed since Harvey Williams Cushing presented the first patient with the syndrome that bears his name. In patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS), body composition and lipid, carbohydrate and protein metabolism are dramatically affected and psychopathology and ...
Journal: Niger J Clin Pract. ;16(3):269-72.
Cushing's syndrome results from chronic exposure to excessive circulating levels of glucocorticoids. To confirm the clinical suspicion, biochemical tests are needed. These biochemical tests include the measurement of excess total endogenous cortisol secretion assessed by 24-hour urinary ...
Journal: Intern. Med.. 2013 ;52(10):1067-71.
Cardiovascular complications, including cardiomegaly, myocardial ischemia and left ventricular hypertrophy, are some of the major determinants of the mortality rate in patients with Cushing's syndrome. We herein report the case of a patient with Cushing's syndrome caused by an adrenal ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Hypercortisolism; Cushing Syndrome
Condition Summary: Cushing's Syndrome; Insulin Resistance
Condition Summary: Cushing's Syndrome; Adrenal Incidentalomas; Alcoholism; Obesity
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