Value of the Serum Dexamethasone Determination for the Diagnosis of Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion
Up to 4% of the patients with MACS diagnosis based on a DST > 1.8 µg/dl do not achieve enough dexamethasone levels to suppress the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, suggesting that the positive results in the DST were not related with autonomous cortisol secretion.
Authors
- Marta Rosillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9279-5012)
- Antonio Rodríguez‐Poncelas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-9701)
- Ana María García Cano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-5436)
- Marta Araujo‐Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-0072)
- Eider Pascual‐Corrales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2378-2335)
- Imanol Madrid
Institutions
- Instituto Cajal (ES)
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.70065
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III