Endocrine Abstracts

37 year old gentleman presented with Cushing’s disease at the age of 15 with obesity, growth retardation, and vertebral fracture. After bilateral adrenalectomy and pituitary irradiation he was treated with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone. After being lost to follow up for a number of years he was referred to our endocrine clinic in 1999. Clinical examination revealed that he was obese (BMI 39.2), hypertensive and had marked abdominal striae. Investigations revealed an ...