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ea0026p210 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Screening of Cushing’s syndrome and Acromegaly in Japanese diabetic patients

Hirai A , Nagai S , Kameda H , Wada N , Takeuchi J , Kijima H , Kondo T , Miyoshi H , Shimizu C , Koike T

Introduction: Recent reports showed that 2–9.4% of diabetic patients have Cushing’s syndrome (CS) including its mild form, subclinical CS (subCS), but there is no report about screening of acromegaly in diabetic patients. Either 1-mg or 0.5-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) is used as the screening test of adrenal CS or Cushing’s disease (CD). The aim of the present study was to screen CS including CD and acromegaly in Japanese diabetic patients.<p cla...