Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone suppression test performed shortly after surgical adenomectomy may ...

More than 70% of patients with Cushing's disease (CD) receiving long-term treatment with mifepristone (Korlym, Corcept Therapeutics) experienced at least a 2-fold elevation in plasma ...

In adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-deficient patients receiving glucocorticoid replacement therapy, it is important to closely follow the diurnal changes of cortisol levels and adjust the replacement dose ...

IN most patients with Cushing's disease ∥ urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17OHCS) are readily suppressed by 8 mg. of dexamethasone per day. However, Liddle, 1 in 1960, predicted that the excessive ...

SINCE cholesterol is an important precursor of steroid hormones, interference with the formation of cholesterol might result in decreased synthesis of adrenocortical hormones. Triparanol has been ...

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Background: The association between mesotheliomas and ectopic ACTH secretion has been rarely reported; we present the first case of ectopic ACTH secretion (EAS) associated with a well-differentiated ...