Cushing’s disease: the burden of illness

Cushing’s syndrome is caused by prolonged exposure to elevated cortisol levels. The most common form of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome is Cushing’s disease, which results from an adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary tumour. Cushing’s disease is associated with increased mortality, mostly a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine 2017-04, Vol.56 (1), p.10-18
Hauptverfasser:	Pivonello, Rosario, De Martino, Maria Cristina, De Leo, Monica, Simeoli, Chiara, Colao, Annamaria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenalectomy Adrenocorticotropic hormone Cardiovascular diseases Complications Cost of Illness Cushing's disease Diabetes Endocrinology Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone - blood Internal Medicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Morbidity Mortality multidisciplinary Nervous system diseases Pituitary Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - blood Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - diagnosis Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - psychology Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion - therapy Pituitary Gland - surgery Quality of Life Radiation therapy Review Science Surgery Treatment Outcome Tumors
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