Recommendations of Terzolo et al for Managing a Patient with Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome

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Terzolo et al made recommendations for the management of subclinical Cushing’s syndrome. This can help to avoid some of the cardiovascular and metabolic complications that can occur over time. The authors are from San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital and the University of Turin in Italy.

Patient selection: subclinical Cushing’s syndrome

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) comorbidities (vascular, metabolic, osteoporosis)

Age in Years	Comorbidities	Management
< 50 years old	NA	Consider adrenalectomy.
50 to 70 years old	chronic, stable, controlled	Follow clinically.
50 to 70 years old	acute, becoming worse, difficult to control	Consider adrenalectomy.
> 70 years old	NA	Follow clinically.

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ICD-10