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ea0022p34 | Adrenal | ECE2010

Aberrant adrenal LH receptors leading to subclinical Cushing's syndrome: long-term effect of medical treatment with leuprolide acetate

Stratigou Theodora , Tsatlidis Vasileios , Sangova-Grigoriadi Sylvina , Kypraios Nikolaos , Papadopoulou Katerina , Tampourlou Metaxia , Tsagarakis Slylianos

Aberrant adrenal LH expression is a rare cause of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome (CS) leading to transient hypercortisolism during pregnancies and ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) after the sustained postmenopausal increase of LH secretion. Subclinical CS due to aberrant LH expression has very rarely been described. Herein, we report a case with aberrant LH/hCG adrenal receptor mediated subclinical CS in a patient with incidentally discovered AIMAH an...