Is Cushing Syndrome More Common in the US Than We Think?

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Is Cushing Syndrome More Common in the US Than We Think?
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Data from a single institution in Wisconsin suggest a prevalence more than double than that reported in the literature, and a higher rate of adrenal than pituitary tumor origin.

in the United States may be considerably higher than currently appreciated, new data from a single US institution suggest.

The current study included data from clinic records between May 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022, of Wisconsin residents newly diagnosed with and treated for CS. The CS diagnosis was established with standard guideline-supported biochemical testing and appropriate imaging. Patients with exogenous and non-neoplastic hypercortisolism and those who did not receive therapy for CS were excluded.

However, data from the Wisconsin Hospital Association show that the University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee facility treated just about half of patients in the state who are discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of CS during 2019-2023."So…that means that an actual or approximate incidence of 14-15 cases per million per year rather than the 7.2 cases that we produce," he said.

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