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Cushing’s Disease: Common Pitfalls in Diagnosis

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Establishing the diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome can be very challenging. The available screening tests for diagnosing Cushing’s are highly accurate, but it is important to consider their limitations. We review the available screening tests for Cushing’s and illustrate examples of their limitations.

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    Pouneh K. Fazeli

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Fazeli, P.K. (2018). Cushing’s Disease: Common Pitfalls in Diagnosis. In: Nachtigall, L. (eds) Pituitary Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90909-7_4

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