Gladding Patrick, King Tim, Grey Andrew
Department of General Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
N Z Med J. 2005 Jun 3;118(1216):U1497.
Cushing's syndrome results from chronic excessive endogenous or exogenous glucocorticosteroids. Extremely high concentrations cause an accelerated syndrome with rapid deterioration, often suggesting ectopic ACTH production. We present a case of adrenocortical carcinoma-causing corticotrophin-independent Cushing's syndrome.