Maja Baretić
University hospital Zagreb, Department of endocrinology Kišpaticeva 12,
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
Case Report
Case Report: Differentiating Obesity from Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome
Author(s): Maja BaretićMaja Baretić
Introduction: There is sustained trend of increased prevalence of obesity all over the world. The main cause is lifestyle, although small percentages of obese patients have additional cause of obesity, e.g. hypercortisolism. Some subtypes of hypercortisolism are more subtle, like subclinical Cushing’s syndrome. Such patients have adrenal adenoma with autonomous cortisol secretion, not completely controlled by pituitary. They do not have typical physical features of hypercortisolism. It is impossible to screen all adult obese population for hypercortisolism or to refer them to a specialist Subclinical Cushing has many common characteristics with obesity and it is not easy to discover, might be frequently missed in large mass of “just obese” patients.
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