DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CUSHING SYNDROME
FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT
Fatemeh Rahmani.MD
Research Institute of Endocrine science
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
Agenda
•Case presentation 1
•Clinical manifestation
•Classification
•Diagnostic tests
•Case presentation 2
•Case presentation 3
•Treatment
Case 1
A 34-y old man is referred because of weight gain(13.6 kg) over the past 3 years without skin changes
or muscle weakness.
PMH: HTN,epilepsy ,a recent diagnosis of IGT.
DH: lamotrigine,captopril , atorvastatin.
PH/E:central obesity,few pale striae over the abdominal wall but no other skin changes, no proximal
myopathy, Bp is 150/90 and BMI is 38 kg/m2
Laboratory test results:
•Na=138 mEq/L (136-142 mEq/L) •TSH =2.4 mIU/L (0.5-5.0mIU/L)
•K=4.9 mEq/L (3.5-5 mEq/L) •FreeT4=1.3 ng/dl (0.8-1.8 ng/dl)
•Cr=0.9 mg/dl (0.7-1.3mg/dl)
•Glucose=175mg/dl
•overnight dexamethason supression test =14mcg/dl
Which of the following is the most appropriate next investigation?
A)Perform adrenal CT
B)Perform pituitary MRI
C)Perform a 2-day low-dose dexamethasone supression test
D)Stop lamotrigine and perform another 1-mg ODST
Clinical features
●Obesity
●Reproductive organs
●Psychiatric Features
●Bone
●Skin
●Muscle
●Cardiovascular features
●Infections
●Metabolic and Endocrine features