A Case of Cushing Syndrome with Both Secondary Hypothyroidism and Hypercalcemia Due to Postoperative Adrenal Insufficiency

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-113

  Katahira, Masahito ^a   Yamada, Tsutomu ^b   Kawai, Masahiko ^b  

^a Kyoritsu General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Okazaki City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticogenic hypothyroidism; Cushing syndrome; Hydrocortisone withdrawal; Hypercalcemia; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ELCATONIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IODINE 125; LEVOTHYROXINE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PROTIRELIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642422227     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.51.105     Document Type: Article

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