The aim of this study is to establish the serum level distribution of cortisol and ACTH in VLBW preterm newborns and determine which neonates are ideal candidates for the stimulation test for adrenal ...

Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is the gold standard for diagnosing unilateral primary aldosteronism. Point-of-care rapid cortisol assays such as the gold nanoparticle based quick cortisol assay (QCA) are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH, assistant clinical investigator in the neurosurgery unit for pituitary and ...

We agree with the interpretation of the short ACTH stimulation test described by Deeba Syeda and associates. In the case that we described,1 a long ACTH stimulation test was unnecessary because of the ...

THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing. 1 This type of tumor has since been thought to be at least one cause of Cushing's ...

More than 70% of patients with Cushing's disease (CD) receiving long-term treatment with mifepristone (Korlym, Corcept Therapeutics) experienced at least a 2-fold elevation in plasma ...

Data show investigational atumelnant drove sustained androgen reductions while enabling lowering of glucocorticoid supplementation to physiologically normal levels in adults with classic CAH New ...

If your primary doctor suspects adrenal insufficiency, you’ll need to see an endocrinologist to begin the diagnosis process. Adrenal insufficiency is a condition of the adrenal glands. It happens when ...