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ArticleEndocrine2020

Etiology, baseline clinical profile and comorbidities of patients with Cushing's syndrome at a single endocrinological center.

Barbara Stachowska, Justyna Kuliczkowska-Płaksej, Marcin Kałużny, Jędrzej Grzegrzółka, Maja Jończyk, Marek Bolanowski

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Article in Endocrine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Barbara StachowskaDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland. basia.stachowska@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6565-3876
Justyna Kuliczkowska-PłaksejDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Marcin KałużnyDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Jędrzej GrzegrzółkaDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Maja JończykDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Marek BolanowskiDepartment and Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Wroclaw Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to compare phenotype of patients with pituitary, adrenal and ectopic CS and identify the differences regarding biochemical parameters, clinical presentations, and comorbidities in CS patients who were diagnosed at the single endocrinological center in Wroclaw.

methodsThe study population involved 64 patients with CS (53 women and 11 men) diagnosed in Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy in 2000-2018. Patients were divided into three etiologic groups: pituitary dependent-CS (P-CS) (64%), adrenal dependent CS (A-CS) (25%), and CS from an ectopic source (E-CS) (11%).

resultsPercentage of men in the A-CS group was significantly higher than in the other etiologic groups. ACTH, UFC, and cortisol in DST were significantly higher in E-CS group compare to P-CS and A-CS (p < 0.05). Mean potassium level in E-CS group was significantly lower than in P-CS and A-CS (p < 0.05). Median of time elapsed to diagnosis was significantly lower in the E-CS group compared with either the P-CS and the A-CS group (p < 0.01). The most frequently symptoms in CS patients were skin alterations (82.8%), weight gain (81.2%), and hypertension (81.2%).

conclusionsThe epidemiology of CS is changing toward a growing proportion of A-CS. All patients with E-CS presented a profound hypokalemia. Salient hypokalemia could be a biochemical marker more suggestive for E-CS rather than P-CS. The incidence of diabetes is more frequent in E-CS group than in P-CS and A-CS groups.

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Cushing SyndromeHypertensionHypokalemiaPituitary DiseasesFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleHydrocortisoneCushing’s syndromeEctopic ACTH syndromeHypercortisolismHypokalemia

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