Excessive concern with physical appearance leading to a diagnosis of adrenal adenoma

Dermatology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-166

  Granel, B ^a   Serratrice, J ^a   Berbis, P ^b   Rey, J ^a   Denizot, A ^a   Disdier, P ^a   Weiller, P J ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical tumor; Aesthetic complaints; Cushing's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0032725064     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018228     Document Type: Article

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