Use of a parenteral propylene glycol-containing etomidate preparation for the long-term management of ectopic Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4104-4108

  Krakoff, Jonathan ^a   Koch, Christian A ^b   Calis, Karim Anton ^b,c   Alexander, R H ^d   Nieman, Lynnette K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TITRIMETRY; UNITED STATES;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG CARRIERS; ETOMIDATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0034847568     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.9.4104     Document Type: Article

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