Diagnosis of Cushing's disease in a patient with consistently normal urinary free cortisol levels: a case report

The urinary free cortisol (UFC) test is widely used for the screening of Cushing's syndrome. This case study illustrates the potential failure of the UFC test to correctly diagnose Cushing's disease (CD), indicating that the use of other complementary tests may be necessary to diagnose thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moloney, Kelley J., Mercado, Jennifer U., Ludlam, William H., Broyles, Frances E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27980758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.647
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Sumario:The urinary free cortisol (UFC) test is widely used for the screening of Cushing's syndrome. This case study illustrates the potential failure of the UFC test to correctly diagnose Cushing's disease (CD), indicating that the use of other complementary tests may be necessary to diagnose this disease in some cases.

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