DIAGNOSIS OF CUSHINGS-DISEASE DURING PREG NANCY

The Gushing syndrome during pregnancy is very infrequent, being even m ore so that of hypophysary etiology despite corticotropic adenomas bei ng more prevalent in fertile-aged women. Its diagnosis is difficult si nce it may be confused with the physiologic alterations of the cortiso l and the ACTH which occur during pregnancy, The treatment is controve rsial, In the cases reported to date, pregnancy represented a worsenin g of the picture, The case of a patient diagnosed with Gushing disease during the first trimester of pregnancy is presented, The hypercortic ism improved clinically and biochemically during the pregnancy with no maternofetal complications observed, The disease activity continued f ollowing delivery.