Endocrine Abstracts

We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with a 5-year history of weight gain, resistant hypertension and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. She complained of oligomenorrhoea, depression and had a strikingly Cushingoid appearance and so underwent evaluation for Cushing’s Disease.Investigations revealed elevated 24-hour urine free cortisol (UFC) collections on 2 occasions: 540 nmols/24h and 624 nmols/24h. Overnight dexamethasone suppression testing (ODST...