Spinal epidural lipomatosis: a rare association of Cushing’s disease

SUMMARY: Excess cortisol is associated with hypertrophy and redistribution of adipose tissue leading to central obesity which is classically seen in Cushing’s syndrome. Abnormal accumulation of fatty tissue in the spinal canal is most commonly associated with chronic steroid therapy and rarely repor...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Sajjad, Best, Thomas, Lansdown, Andrew, Hayhurst, Caroline, Smeeton, Fiona, Davies, Steve, Rees, Aled
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2020
Materias:
Unique/Unexpected Symptoms or Presentations of a Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7576635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33434165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-20-0111

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7576635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33434165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-20-0111

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