Alcohol-induced Cushing syndrome: report of eight cases and review of the literature

IntroductionAlcohol-induced hypercortisolism (AIH) is underrecognized and may masquerade as neoplastic hypercortisolism [Cushing syndrome (CS)] obscuring its diagnosis.Objective and methodsIn order to characterize AIH, we performed a chart review of eight patients (4 males and 4 females; 2014-2022)...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors:	Asif Surani, Ty B. Carroll, Bradley R. Javorsky, Hershel Raff, James W. Findling
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Subjects:	hypercortisolemia Cushing syndrome phosphatidylethanol (PEth) alcohol abuse disorder cortisol
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1199091/full

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