Static Lung Volumes in Patients with Cushing's Disease

Abstract

Objective: Numerous clinical manifestations have been described in association with Cushing's syndrome. There are no eligible data on pulmonary function tests in Cushing's disease (CD). We aimed to asses pulmonary function tests including spirometry in a series of patients with active CD.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 10 patients with Cushing's disease (F/M, 9/1). The forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV1), the forced vital capacity (FVC), the FEV1/FVC ratio and the forced expiratory flow over the middle half of the FVC (FEF 25-75%) values and predicted values were determined by spirometry.

Results: Mean age, height, weight, body mass index were 36.7±12.6 yrs (range 22-63 years), 156.9±8.4 cm, 74.1±10.7 kg, 29.6±3.8 kg/m², respectively. Spirometric abnormalities (impairment of FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC and FEF 25-75 values) were not detected, and there were no significant differences compared to reference values. Disease duration and cortisol concentrations by HDDSTs were negatively correlated with predicted FEV1/FVC values and the percentage of predicted FEV1 ratios, respectively.

Discussion: The lung volume and ventilatory performance by spirometry were not disturbed in patients with endogenous hypercostisolism due to Cushing's disease.

Key words

Cushing's disease - lung volume - respiratory muscles - spirometry

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