UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN CUSHING’S SYNDROME IN ADDICTS IN TEHRAN

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AZIZI FEREYDOUN; JAHED S.A.; HEDAYATI MAHDI; LANKARANI M.; SHAHRAD BEJESTANI H.; ESFAHANIAN F.; BEYRAGHI N.; NOUROUZI ALI REZA; KOBARFARD F.

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (IJEM) Year:2008 | Volume:10 | Issue:4 (SN 40) Page(s): 381-387

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UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN CUSHING’S SYNDROME IN ADDICTS IN TEHRAN

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CUSHINGQ3

GLUCOCORTICOIDQ3

FACTITIOUSQ3

DEXAMETHASONEQ2

ADDICTIONQ3

Abstract

Introduction: Despite the widespread medical use of GLUCOCORTICOIDs, reports of FACTITIOUS administration of these hormones have been uncommon. We herein report an unprecedented rise in outbreak of CUSHING’s syndrome in Tehran among addicts using Tamgesic (a brand of Buprenorphine) to help them through the narcotic withdrawal stage, without knowledge of the GLUCOCORTICOID content of the black-market drug. Material and Methods: Case histories of 19 patients with a final diagnosis of iatrogenic CUSHING syndrome were reviewed. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-Mass) method was used to evaluate GLUCOCORTICOID existence in the brand. Results: No Buprenorphine was present in the vials. Each Tamgesic vial contained 0.4 mg of DEXAMETHASONE disodium phosphate and some amount of heroin. The duration of injection abuse and the number of vials used per day was 4.5 (1-18) months and 6.5 (2-20), respectively. Physical findings of the cases were not different from those of the classic endogenous CUSHING’s syndrome but their serum cortisol and urinary free cortisol were suppressed. Severe life-threatening complications were demonstrated in five cases. Conclusion: Surreptitious use of steroids resulting in CUSHING’s syndrome may be more common in opium addicts; a high degree of suspicion is needed to uncover this disorder. Whenever facing a CUSHINGoid appearance in addicts, the possibility of using black market drugs with corticosteroid contents should be kept in mind.

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AZIZI, FEREYDOUN, JAHED, S.A., HEDAYATI, MAHDI, LANKARANI, M., SHAHRAD BEJESTANI, H., ESFAHANIAN, F., BEYRAGHI, N., NOUROUZI, ALI REZA, & KOBARFARD, F.. (2008). UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN CUSHING’S SYNDROME IN ADDICTS IN TEHRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (IJEM), 10(4 (SN 40)), 381-387. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/27401/en

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AZIZI FEREYDOUN, JAHED S.A., HEDAYATI MAHDI, LANKARANI M., SHAHRAD BEJESTANI H., ESFAHANIAN F., BEYRAGHI N., NOUROUZI ALI REZA, KOBARFARD F.. UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN CUSHING’S SYNDROME IN ADDICTS IN TEHRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (IJEM)[Internet]. 2008;10(4 (SN 40)):381-387. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/27401/en

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FEREYDOUN AZIZI, S.A. JAHED, MAHDI HEDAYATI, M. LANKARANI, H. SHAHRAD BEJESTANI, F. ESFAHANIAN, N. BEYRAGHI, ALI REZA NOUROUZI, and F. KOBARFARD, “UNPRECEDENTED RISE IN CUSHING’S SYNDROME IN ADDICTS IN TEHRAN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (IJEM), vol. 10, no. 4 (SN 40), pp. 381–387, 2008, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/27401/en

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