Lesson of the week: Raised cortisol excretion rate in urine and contamination by topical steroids

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7286, 2001, Pages 594-

  Kelly, C J G ^a   Ogilvie, A ^b   Evans, J R ^b   Shapiro, D ^a   Wallace, A M ^c   Davies, D L ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Stracathro Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; AGENTS USED INTRAVAGINALLY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; URINARY EXCRETION; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 0035835935     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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