Informació per a Metges d’Atenció Primària, per facilitar el diagnòstic precoç de la Síndrome de Cushing (SC)

HEALTHCARE MATERIAL

English

This brochure outlines key clinical signs (e.g., purple striae, muscle weakness, central obesity) and provides primary screening protocols using 24-hour urinary cortisol, late-night salivary cortisol, and low-dose dexamethasone suppression tests, emphasizing that abnormal results warrant referral to an endocrinologist due to limited specificity of these tests.

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Aquest fulletó descriu els principals signes clínics (per exemple: estries violàcies, debilitat muscular, obesitat central) i presenta protocols de cribratge primari utilitzant cortisol urinari de 24 hores, cortisol salival a última hora del vespre i la prova de supressió amb baixa dosi de dexametasona, tot destacant que uns resultats anormals requereixen la derivació a un endocrinòleg a causa de la especificitat limitada d’aquestes proves.

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Information from ERCUSYN The European Register on Cushing’s Syndrome.


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