Cushing's Syndrome

💊Treatment Options

• 1Treatment for corticosteroid-induced Cushing's syndrome involves gradually reducing the medication dose under medical supervision to the lowest effective level while managing the original condition it was treating. Cushing's syndrome caused by a pituitary or adrenal tumour is typically treated with surgical removal of the tumour
• 2which often resolves the excess cortisol production. Medications that reduce cortisol production or block its effects may be used when surgery is not possible or as a bridge to definitive treatment
• 3alongside management of related complications such as diabetes and hypertension.