Adrenal mild hypercortisolism.
Adrenal incidentalomas have become detected more often as the use of abdominal imaging has increased. Up to one-third of these may be secreting low levels of cortisol, known as mild hypercortisolism or subclinical Cushing syndrome. These low levels of cortisol have been found to be associated with an increased in the metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, cardiovascular events, and mortality. This article discusses in detail the epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical associations, and treatment options of mild hypercortisolism.
['Goddard|Gillian M|GM|', 'Ravikumar|Aarti|A|', 'Levine|Alice C|AC|']
D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms D000315:Adrenalectomy D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases D015897:Comorbidity D003480:Cushing Syndrome D003907:Dexamethasone D005938:Glucocorticoids D006801:Humans D024821:Metabolic Syndrome D009026:Mortality D010024:Osteoporosis D012720:Severity of Illness Index
Adrenal Mild hypercortisolism Adrenal incidentaloma Cortisol Subclinical Cushing syndrome Cushing syndrome