Cushing's Syndrome after Hemodialysis for 21 Years
Author(s) -
Koki Mise,
Yoshifumi Ubara,
Keiichi Sumida,
Rikako Hiramatsu,
Eiko Hasegawa,
Masayuki Yamanouchi,
Noriko Hayami,
Tatsuya Suwabe,
Junichi Hoshino,
Naoki Sawa,
Masaji Hashimoto,
Takeshi Fujii,
Hironobu Sasano,
Kenmei Takaichi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2766
Subject(s) - hypokalemia , medicine , hemodialysis , hyperkalemia , spironolactone , endocrinology , cushing syndrome , aldosterone , gastroenterology , surgery
Hyperkalemia and weight loss are critical clinical problems for hemodialysis patients. There have been no documented reports of adrenal Cushing's syndrome with central obesity and hypokalemia in a hemodialysis patient.
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