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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Main Authors: S. Sharmika, S. W. Gnanathayalan, U. Bulugahapitiya
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Language:English
Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine 2025-03-01
Series:Asian Journal of Internal Medicine
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description 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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