ea0035p6 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2014
Watanabe Yui
, Matoba Keiichiro
, Yamazaki Hiroyuki
, Tojo Katsuyoshi
, Utsunomiya Kazunori
A 81-year-old woman came to our hospital with complaints of reduction in appetite and weakness of lower limbs. She had developed Cushings features. Initial laboratory evaluation revealed severe hypokalemia and hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis, and diabetes mellitus had not been detected previously. A series of hormonal assessment revealed marked ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism. Corticotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation test resulted in normal ACTH response, thus we ...