NDLI: Severe infection including disseminated herpes zoster triggered by subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Yamauchi, Yuki Kameda, Hiraku Omori, Kazuno Tani, Michio Cho, Kyu Yong Nakamura, Akinobu Miyoshi, Hideaki Tanaka, Shinya Atsumi, Tatsuya
Abstract	Background Subclinical Cushing’s disease (SCD) is defined by corticotroph adenoma-induced mild hypercortisolism without typical physical features of Cushing’s disease. Infection is an important complication associated with mortality in Cushing’s disease, while no reports on infection in SCD are available. To make clinicians aware of the risk of infection in SCD, we report a case of SCD with disseminated herpes zoster (DHZ) with the mortal outcome. Case presentation An 83-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with SCD, treated with cabergoline in the outpatient. She was hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis, and her fever gradually resolved with antibiotics. However, herpes zoster appeared on her chest, and the eruptions rapidly spread over the body. She suddenly went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died. Autopsy demonstrated adrenocorticotropic hormone-positive pituitary adenoma, renal abscess, and DHZ. Conclusions As immunosuppression caused by SCD may be one of the triggers of severe infection, the patients with SCD should be assessed not only for the metabolic but also for the immunodeficient status.
Related Links	https://bmcendocrdisord.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12902-021-00757-y.pdf
Ending Page	6
Page Count	6
Starting Page	1
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14726823
DOI	10.1186/s12902-021-00757-y
Journal	BMC Endocrine Disorders
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	21
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2021-04-27
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Endocrinology Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Andrology Subclinical Cushing’s disease Disseminated herpes zoster Infection
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Case study
Subject	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Journal Impact Factor	2.8/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.1/2023

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Multihormonal pituitary adenoma concomitant with Pit-1 and Tpit lineage cells causing acromegaly associated with subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report

A challenging case of Cushing’s disease complicated with multiple thrombotic phenomena following trans-sphenoidal surgery; a case report

Paediatric cyclical Cushing’s disease due to corticotroph cell hyperplasia

Addison’s disease triggered by infection with mycobacterium abscessus, but not by adrenal tuberculosis or MAC pulmonary disease, in a subject with type 2 diabetes mellitus: case report

A case of autonomous cortisol secretion in a patient with subclinical Cushing’s syndrome, GNAS mutation, and paradoxical cortisol response to dexamethasone

Concurrent mutations of germline GPR101 and somatic USP8 in a pediatric giant pituitary ACTH adenoma: a case report

Clinical characterization of patients with primary aldosteronism plus subclinical Cushing’s syndrome

Pregnancy-induced Cushing’s syndrome with an adrenocortical adenoma overexpressing LH/hCG receptors: a case report

Unmasked insulinoma occasioned by severe hypoglycemic coma immediately postpartum: a case report

Severe infection including disseminated herpes zoster triggered by subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report

Similar Documents

Multihormonal pituitary adenoma concomitant with Pit-1 and Tpit lineage cells causing acromegaly associated with subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report

A challenging case of Cushing’s disease complicated with multiple thrombotic phenomena following trans-sphenoidal surgery; a case report

Paediatric cyclical Cushing’s disease due to corticotroph cell hyperplasia

Addison’s disease triggered by infection with mycobacterium abscessus, but not by adrenal tuberculosis or MAC pulmonary disease, in a subject with type 2 diabetes mellitus: case report

A case of autonomous cortisol secretion in a patient with subclinical Cushing’s syndrome, GNAS mutation, and paradoxical cortisol response to dexamethasone

Concurrent mutations of germline GPR101 and somatic USP8 in a pediatric giant pituitary ACTH adenoma: a case report

Clinical characterization of patients with primary aldosteronism plus subclinical Cushing’s syndrome

Pregnancy-induced Cushing’s syndrome with an adrenocortical adenoma overexpressing LH/hCG receptors: a case report

Unmasked insulinoma occasioned by severe hypoglycemic coma immediately postpartum: a case report

Severe infection including disseminated herpes zoster triggered by subclinical Cushing’s disease: a case report