Posted by sb417 on August 2, 2004, at 20:54:46
In reply to Re: Pfinstegg » sb417, posted by Pfinstegg on August 2, 2004, at 0:14:50
Hi Pfinstegg. Thank you very much for all that information. I will discuss it with my doctor. Perhaps you know this, but I just learned from "THE MERCK MANUAL" that there is a distinction between Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease: "Whereas the term Cushing's syndrome has been applied to the clinical picture resulting from cortisol excess regardless of the cause, hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex resulting from ACTH excess has frequently been referred to as Cushing's disease, implying a particular physiologic abnormality. Patient's with Cushing's disease may have a basophilic or a chromophobe adenoma of the pituitary gland." I was also interested to see that the Dexamethasone Suppression Test for depression is slightly different from the DST test for adrenal gland dysfunction. I think the dosage of dexamethasone is different, and the timing may be different as well.
Thanks again for your help.
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