The case of an elderly woman who may have developed Cushing’s syndrome due to a hormone-producing lump in her lungs highlights the need for a timely and “multidisciplinary approach in [the] diagnosis and management” of hypercortisolism disorders, according to a new report. This patient’s signs and symptoms progressed rapidly to general fatigue, recurrent falls, and problems in the heart, gut, and bones, the researchers said. “A delay in diagnosis and management often results in rapid…

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