Cushing's syndrome due to intermittent ectopic ACTH production showing a temporary remission during a pulmonary infection

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 605-611

  Peri, A ^a   Bemporad, D ^a   Parenti, G ^a   Luciani, P ^a   Serio, M ^a   Mannelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXAZOSIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IRBESARTAN; KETOCONAZOLE; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETIC ACID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TUMOR; NEPHRECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0035158815     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1450605     Document Type: Article

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