Dexamethasone-suppressed corticotrophin-releasing hormone-stimulation test does not reliably diagnose or predict recurrence of cushing disease

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1031-1034

  Salem, Victoria ^a   Dhillo, Waljit S ^a,b   Meeran, Karim ^a,b   Donaldson, Mandy ^b   Martin, Niamhm ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSED CORTICOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE STIMULATION TEST; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 77952987753     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.143263     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Biller BM, Grossman AB, Stewart PM, Melmed S, Bertagna X, Bertherat J, et al. Treatment of adrenocorticotropin-dependent Cushing's syndrome: a consensus statement. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93:2454-2462
2. Yanovski JA, Cutler GB Jr, Chrousos GP, Nieman LK. Corticotropin- releasing hormone stimulation following low-dose dexamethasone administration: a new test to distinguish Cushing's syndrome from pseudo-Cushing's states. JAMA 1993;269:2232-2238
3. Martin NM, Dhillo WS, Banerjee A, Abdulali A, Jayasena CN, Donaldson M, et al. Comparison of the dexamethasone-suppressed corticotropin-releasing hormone test and low-dose dexamethasone suppression test in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006;91:2582-2586 (Pubitemid 44024621)
4. Erickson D, Natt N, Nippoldt T, Young WF Jr, Carpenter PC, Petterson T, et al. Dexamethasone-suppressed corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test for diagnosis of mild hypercortisolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92:2972-2976 (Pubitemid 47236358)
5. Pecori Giraldi F, Pivonello R, Ambrogio AG, De Martino MC, De Martin M, Scacchi M, et al. The dexamethasone-suppressed corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test and the desmopressin test to distinguish Cushing's syndrome from pseudo-Cushing's states. Clin Endocrinol 2007;66:251-257 (Pubitemid 46096146)