Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: a case report |
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| Authors: | Benchekroun A Nouini Y Zannoud M el Kasmaoui H Benslimane L Faik M |
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| Institution: | Clinique urologique A, centre hospitalier universitaire Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc. |
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| Abstract: | This case report describes a 53-year old man with Cushing's syndrome due to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) independent bilateral adrenocortical macronodular hyperplasia (AIMAH). His plasma cortisol showed no diurnal rhythm and was unsuppressable by high-dose dexamethasone. Plasma ACTH was undetectable and did not respond to corticotrophin-releasing hormone. The aetiology of this rare disease remains uncertain. The treatment is based on bilateral adrenalectomy. |
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| Keywords: | Hyperplasie macronodulaire Surrénalectomie Surrénales |
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