Unique Adrenal Gland Imaging Features in Addison's Disease Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1433-1434

  Leal, Angela M O ^a   Bellucci, Angela D ^a   Muglia, Valdair F ^a   Lucchesi, Fabiano R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL BIOPSY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEHYDRATION; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0142031560     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.5.1811433     Document Type: Article

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