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PRKAR1A-negative familial Cushing's syndrome: two case reports

Lim LL 1 , Kitan N 2 , Paramasivam SS 3 , Ratnasingam J 4 , Ibrahim L 5 , Chan SP 6 Show all authors , Tan AT 7 , Vethakkan SR 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Putrajaya Hospital, Putrajaya, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 3 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 4 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 5 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 6 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 7 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 8 Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
J Med Case Rep, 2015;9:277.
PMID: 26619967 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0757-7

Abstract

Determining the etiology of Cushing's syndrome is very challenging to endocrinologists, with most of the difficulty arising from subtype differentiation of adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent Cushing's syndrome. We present the pitfalls of evaluating a rare cause of adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing's syndrome in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood.

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