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Desmopressin and hexarelin tests in alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome.
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Abstract
A challenge in clinical endocrinology is the distinction between Cushing's disease (Cushing's syndrome dependent by adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-secreting tumours of pituitary origin) and alcohol-dependent pseudo-Cushing's syndrome. Patients with Cushing's disease are known to have high ACTH/cortisol responses to desmopressin (DDAVP, a vasopressin analogue) and to hexarelin (HEX, a synthetic GH-releasing peptide).