Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture
Diagnosing Cushing syndrome can be challenging due to common symptoms in the general population, leading to a complex process. Here we present a case of Cushing disease in a middle aged man with delayed diagnosis following a femoral neck fracture, in the context of obesity, poorly controlled diabet...
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| author | S. Sharmika S. W. Gnanathayalan U. Bulugahapitiya |
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Diagnosing Cushing syndrome can be challenging due to common symptoms in the general population, leading to a complex process. Here we present a case of Cushing disease in a middle aged man with delayed diagnosis following a femoral neck fracture, in the context of obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and a history of tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with a positive outcome.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e46245f1a3194d1bbcfde5cdb309e4a82025-08-20T02:56:56ZengSri Lanka College of Internal MedicineAsian Journal of Internal Medicine2827-72602025-03-014110.4038/ajim.v4i1.252Untwisting the story behind the femur fractureS. Sharmika0S. W. Gnanathayalan1U. Bulugahapitiya2National hospital of Sri LankaNational Hospital of Sri LankaNational Hospital of Sri Lanka Diagnosing Cushing syndrome can be challenging due to common symptoms in the general population, leading to a complex process. Here we present a case of Cushing disease in a middle aged man with delayed diagnosis following a femoral neck fracture, in the context of obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension and a history of tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with a positive outcome. https://account.ajim.sljol.info/index.php/sljo-j-ajim/article/view/252Cushing syndromePathological femoral fractureSecondary osteoporosis |
| spellingShingle | S. Sharmika S. W. Gnanathayalan U. Bulugahapitiya Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture Asian Journal of Internal Medicine Cushing syndrome Pathological femoral fracture Secondary osteoporosis |
| title | Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| title_full | Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| title_fullStr | Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| title_short | Untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| title_sort | untwisting the story behind the femur fracture |
| topic | Cushing syndrome Pathological femoral fracture Secondary osteoporosis |
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