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Rapid control of ectopic Cushing's syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic in a patient with chronic hypokalaemia.

Ziadoon FaisalMiguel Debono
Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports (2021)
This case report highlights the importance of having a low threshold for suspicion and investigation for Cushing's syndrome in a patient with neutrophilia and hypokalaemia, recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes especially in someone with catabolic features of the disease irrespective of losing weight. It also supports the use of alternative methods of approaching the diagnosis and treatment of Cushing's syndrome during a pandemic as indicated by international protocols designed specifically for managing this condition during Covid-19.
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