Informations aux Médecins Généralistes afin d’améliorer le diagnostic précoce du Syndrome 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.

Français

Cette brochure décrit les principaux signes cliniques (par exemple : stries violacées, faiblesse musculaire, obésité centrale) et présente les protocoles de dépistage primaire utilisant le cortisol urinaire des 24 heures, le cortisol salivaire en fin de soirée et le test de suppression à faible dose de dexaméthasone, en soulignant que des résultats anormaux nécessitent une orientation vers un endocrinologue en raison de la spécificité limitée de ces tests.

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


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