Overnight urinary 11-hydroxycorticosteroid estimations in diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
Overnight specimens of urine were collected from control, obese, and hirsute women and from 11 women with Cushing's syndrome. Urinary 11-hydroxycorticosteroid levels in the group with Cushing's syndrome were significantly higher than in the other three groups. This simple test has proved invaluable when screening for Cushing's syndrome in a busy outpatient clinic.
D015062:11-Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000652:urine*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000652:urine; D013997:Time Factors
D015062:11-Hydroxycorticosteroids