1. Hyperplasie macronodulaire bilatérale des surrénales: cause rare du syndrome de Cushing
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Souad Elmoussaoui, Yassine Errahali, Ahmed Anass Guerboub, Ghizlaine Belmejdoub, and Amal Moumen
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,S syndrome ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Adrenalectomy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,General Medicine ,Adrenocorticotropic hormone ,Scintigraphy ,medicine.disease ,Unilateral left ,Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia ,Diabetes mellitus ,Etiology ,medicine ,business - Abstract
Bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (BMAH) is a rare cause of adrenal Cushing's syndrome, accounting for less than 1% of cases. We here report the case of a 48-year-old patient with diabetes and hypertension presenting with clinical signs of Cushing's syndrome. Etiological assessment enabled clinicians to retain the diagnosis of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent hypercortisolism associated with BMAH. Unilateral left adrenalectomy was performed based on noriodocholesterol scintigraphy results, with good outcome. However, given the risk of recurrence and cardiovascular complications, long-term monitoring was scheduled.
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- 2021
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