Cushing syndrome with life-threatening infectious complications;Cushing-syndrom mit lebensbedrohlichen infektiologischen komplikationen

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 50, 1997, Pages 1547-1552

  Kloehn, S ^a   Arendt, T ^a   Reinecke Luthge A ^b   Klomp, H J ^c   Monig H ^a  

^a Klinik für Allgemeine Medizin

^b Inst F Pathol Pathologische Anat

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING SYNDROME; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECCHYMOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PHLEGMON; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0031458026     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1047798     Document Type: Article

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