Cushing Syndrome in Pregnancy Secondary to an Adrenal Cortical Adenoma

EDITORIAL COMMENT: We accepted this case report for publication because of the lesson that diagnosis of severe gestational diabetes indicates the need for consideration of an underlying cause other than hormones from the fetoplacental unit. In the other case of Cushing syndrome published in our journal (Kriplani and colleagues. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 1993; 33:428‐430) the woman had had diabetes requiring insulin for 3 years and investigations at 10 weeks' gestation were suggestive of pituitary‐dependent Cushing syndrome.

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