title: [Laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome].
abstract: Cushing's syndrome is a diagnostic challenging endocrinous entity. Many laboratorial examinations are available for the study of these patients. Available examinations are not absolutely trustworthy for its diagnosis, so that, very often, it is necessary to conjúgate informations from different laboratory tests. In this revision one exposes the current evidence and the suggestions of different authors in the laboratorial diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome and the differential diagnosis in patients with biochemical confirmed diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Endocrinologia, Hospital de São João, Universidade do Porto, Porto.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Celestino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: J Luís
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Medina
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans