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ea0026p252 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Initial management and complications of Cushing disease (CD): a French multicenter study of 437 patients

Baudry C , Martinie M , Fathallah-Sahnoun M , Gatta-Cherifi B , Khalil R Bou , Guignat L , Gay E , Raverot G , Brue T , Tabarin A , Chabre O , Bertherat J

Introduction: CD is a rare disease. Our aim was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics together with initial management of patients with CD.Patients and methods: A retrospective analysis of 437 CD patients diagnosed between 1996 and 2009, followed in 5 tertiary centers (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Paris) was performed in the frame of the national program for rare diseases.Results: 347 (80%) were women. Mean a...