A reappraisal of the ovine corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test in the differential diagnosis of cushing's syndrome: A comparison with the standard high-dose dexamethasone suppression test

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 474-482

  Lee, T I Ting I ^a,c   Lin, Shih Yi ^b,d   Won, Justin Ging Shing ^c,d   Tang, Kam Tsun ^c,d   Jap, Tjin Shing ^c,d   Kwok, Ching Fai ^c,d   Lin, Hong Da ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Cushing's syndrome; High dose dexamethasone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHEEP;

EID: 0037283264     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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