Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare disease that can be difficult to diagnose. 24 hour urinary free cortisol (UFC) is one of the reliable screening tests to diagnose CS. The Endocrine Society recommends against widespread screening for CS. It advises to screen those patients presenting with multiple and progressive features (easy bruising, facial plethora, proximal myopathy and striae) of CS, in addition to patients who experience unusual features for their ag...