ea0022p182 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010
De Martin Martina
, Giraldi Francesca Pecori
, Pagliardini Luca
, Cassarino Francesca
, Ambrogio Alberto G
, Cavagnini Francesco
A 69-year-old woman developed hypertension, polyuria and hyperglycemia over the course of several months. The initial biochemical investigation revealed ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism (UFC 409.7 μg/24 h, NR 1080; ACTH 43.3 pg/ml, NR 850; OST 28 μg/dl) and moderately elevated urinary catecholamines (E 80.5 μg/24 h, NR 2.533.6; norE 235.8 μg/24 h, NR 18.1128.2). Further investigations disclosed absent ACTH and cortisol responses to CR...