Acute abdominal pain in a man with Cushing syndrome.
Arterial thrombosis or emboli have rarely been reported in Cushing syndrome (CS). Here we describe the first case of mesenteric ischaemia secondary to ventricular emboli in a patient with CS. Laboratory evaluation showed increased fibrinogen and factor VIII. Previous studies showed that venous thromboembolism (VTE) increases in CS. This case for the first time described arterial system thrombosis and emboli in a patient with adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-dependent CS.
Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd, Iran.
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Rahmanian
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Nedooshan
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Rafat
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Rafie
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Rafiei
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Moghadam
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065666:Mesenteric Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
Cushing syndrome; Mesenteric ischaemia; Thromboembolism