A Case of Bilateral Adrenocortical Adenomas along with Virilization and Cushing's Syndrome.

A Case of Bilateral Adrenocortical Adenomas along with Virilization and Cushing's Syndrome. Intern Med. 2018 Sep 12;: Authors: Kobayashi T, Imachi H, Sato S, Ibata T, Fukunaga K, Yoshimoto T, Kikuchi F, Yonezaki K, Yamaji N, Lyu J, Dong T, Nagata H, Kadota K, Kushida Y, Haba R, Murao K Abstract We herein present the case of a 27-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features of virilism. Imaging studies revealed the presence of a bilateral adrenal tumor. Although the secretion of androgens was remarkable, the autonomous production of cortisol was also evident because of a loss of circadian rhythm and the absence of cortisol suppression by dexamethasone. The surgical excision of both adrenal tumors was performed, and the histological examination showed no malignancy. We also report the successful pregnancy and delivery of the patient who showed evolving adrenocortical insufficiency along with virilization and Cushing' s syndrome and who continued to receive glucocorticoid replacement therapy during pregnancy. PMID: 30210105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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