Case Report
A Challenging Case of an Ectopic Cushing Syndrome
Table 2
Low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression tests.
| | | Low-dose dexamethasone test | High-dose dexamethasone test | End | | | Baseline | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
| | Cortisol 8 a.m. | 35.4 | 47.7 | 28.0 | 24.6 | 10.4 | 6.0 | | Cortisol 16 p.m. | 35.4 | 34.1 | 25.3 | 14.5 | 7.8 | — | | ACTH 8 a.m. | 86.6 | 238.0 | 136.0 | 144.0 | 102.7 | 76.5 | | ACTH 16 p.m. | 182.0 | 163.0 | 55.3 | 86.9 | 64.7 | — | | 24 h urinary free cortisol | 953.2 | 1127.3 | 574.7 | 152.9 | 46.7 | 23.3 |
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Same reference values of Table 1.
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