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Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Published: Apr 27, 2022 | Pages: 58 - 63 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report

Authors: May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw , May Thu Kyaw

Article Info

Authors

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

May Thu Kyaw

Heart and Vascular Centre, Victoria Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

Publication History

Received: December 07, 2021

Revised: March 19, 2022

Accepted: March 19, 2022

Published: April 27, 2022

Abstract

Background: Patients with Cushing's syndrome have an increased risk of thrombosis due to acquired hypercoagulability. Case Presentation: A 54-year-old obese female, with underlying iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (ICS), presented with a sudden onset of dyspnea and circulatory collapse. Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram confirmed acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE). She showed marked improvement after treatment with anticoagulation. Conclusion: This case demonstrates the clinical presentations and pathophysiology of Cushing's syndrome (CS). CS patients are prone to thrombosis due to disturbance in all three components of Virchow's triad. PE is one of the leading causes of mortality in CS. Clinicians should be aware of this serious, but less recognized, complication when a patient with CS presents with acute circulatory collapse. Anticoagulants remain the mainstay of treatment in ICS complicated by PE.

Keywords: Cushing's syndrome, corticosteroids, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, anticoagulation, case report, green

Pubmed Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw. Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report. EJMCR. 2022; 27 (April 2022): 58-63. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

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May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw. Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1087 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw. Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report. EJMCR. (2022), [cited December 25, 2024]; 27 (April 2022): 58-63. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

Harvard Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw (2022) Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report. EJMCR, 27 (April 2022): 58-63. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

Chicago Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw. "Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report." 27 (2022), 58-63. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw. "Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report." 27.April 2022 (2022), 58-63. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw, May Thu Kyaw (2022) Pulmonary embolism in iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome: a case report. , 27 (April 2022), 58-63. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1638855099