Psychiatric symptoms as a clinical presentation of Cushing's syndrome.

Cushing's syndrome can present with a spectrum of symptoms; however, it is less recognised that psychiatric symptoms can form part of the clinical presenting features. In the investigations for an organic cause for a psychiatric illness, Cushing's syndrome needs to be considered, especially if there are other features such as hirsutism or hypertension. In this article, the two cases reported demonstrate that a prompt diagnosis is not only important for psychiatric management but also crucial for timely institution of the necessary treatment of life-threatening causes of hypercortisolaemia such as metastatic adrenal carcinoma.

Citation

Alice Tang, Anthony J O'Sullivan, Terry Diamond, Andrew Gerard, Peter Campbell. Psychiatric symptoms as a clinical presentation of Cushing's syndrome. Annals of general psychiatry. 2013 Jul 17;12(1):23

PMID: 23866099

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