Endocrine Abstracts

Cushing’s syndrome, whether it is ACTH-dependent or ACTH-independent, causes many complications due to chronic exposure of tissues to a glucocorticoid excess. Some of these are arterial hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, coagulopathies, impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes. We present a case of Cushing’s syndrome diagnosed in a 64-year-old female that was referred to the Endocrinology Department from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department due to mul...