Alcohol-induced Cushingoid syndrome.

Atypical case of alcohol-induced Cushingoid syndrome.

Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome induced by posaconazole.

Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome is an undesirable outcome of glucocorticoids treatment. It can be increased by pharmacologic interactions. Glucocorticoid therapy, given in association with ritonavir, and some azole treatments are causes of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. We present a patient with common-variable immunodeficiency who received 7 years of itraconazole therapy for bronchial colonizati...

DIETARY INTAKE AND SERUM CHOLESTEROL IN JAPANlUeshima

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Background: About 40 thousand newborns are delivered annually with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). It induces serious CNS complications. Methods: In a review of, the word “fetal alcohol syndrome” was searched in PubMed and Google Scholar and the retrieved articles were summarized. Results: Many studies showed that alcohol can cause more defects in fetus than heroin, cocaine and marijuana. The pos...

Giant adrenal tumor presenting as Cushing's syndrome and pheochromocytoma: A case report

We report a case of a 35-year-old lady who presented with Cushingoid features and associated raised urinary metanephrine. The patient underwent open adrenelectomy. Histopathological examination revealed adreno-cortical carcinoma with microscopic lymphovascular invasion. Postoperative period was uneventful and is on follow-up for the last one year and is doing well.