Patient’s Symptoms Of Cushing’s Disease Beginning To Abate After Endoscopic Pituitary Cure

Kathie Harrington’s diabetes was out of control for three years, and as her insulin requirements, body weight, and blood pressure rose, she experienced a variety of other symptoms, including fatigue, muscle weakness and dry skin. Over time, she also developed a rounder face and a rounded contour on her upper back between her shoulders. Puzzled and frustrated, Harrington made a January 2007 appointment with an endocrinologist she has seen off and on for 15 years. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Endocrinology on December 2nd, 2007