At this time, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics for pneumonia and so was discharged with losartan 100 mg id plus amlodipine 10 mg id to control blood pressure, oral potassium tablets to correct hypokalemia, and ketoconazole 1200 mg id to control hypercortisolism and was referred to consultation to localize the ectopic ACTH source. Here, POMC is linked to adrenal gland hyperfunction.