Non-obese Cushing's syndrome in an aged woman with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
A 76-year-old diabetic woman with non-obese Cushing's syndrome developed poor glycemic control with glibenclamide. She presented with a slight weight loss while bedridden due to a fall. Cushing's syndrome in this patient was suspected because of hypercortisolemia with eosinopenia, and adrenal Cushing's syndrome was diagnosed by endocrine and radiological examinations. A right adrenal adenoma was confirmed by autopsy. In this patient, progressive obesity and other common features of Cushing's syndrome may have been concealed by aging itself and coexisting diabetes mellitus.
Uchida
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa.
Iwasaki
R
R
Nakano
S
S
Kigoshi
T
T
Morimoto
S
S
Matsunou
H
H
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans