Opuscolo informativo per i medici di medicina generale per aumentare il riconoscimento della sindrome di Cushing (CS)

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.

Italiano

Questo opuscolo descrive i principali segni della sindrome di Cushing (come le strie viola, la debolezza muscolare e l’accumulo di grasso al tronco) e i test di screening di base: cortisolo nelle urine delle 24 ore, cortisolo salivare notturno e test di soppressione con bassa dose di desametasone. Se i risultati sono anomali, è importante rivolgersi a un endocrinologo, poiché questi test non sono completamente precisi.

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


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