Cushing's Disease in an 11-month-old Child

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 274-276

  Khadilkar, Vaman V ^a   Khadilkar, A V ^a   Navrange, J R ^a  

^a JEHANGIR HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cushing; Macroadenoma; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIOTHYRONINE; METYRAPONE; MITOTANE; POTASSIUM; PROLACTIN; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INFANT; MOON FACE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADENOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642263983     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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