Opportunistic Infections Indicating Factitious Cushing's Syndrome: An Adverse Effect of Cellulite Treatment

Endocrinologist

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-56

  Bachmeyer, Claude ^a   Ciofu, Alina ^b   Blum, Laurent ^b   Verger, Marie Florence ^b   Bertherat, Jérome ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LAENNEC   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER RENÉ DUBOS   (France)

^c Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Esophageal candidiasis; Factitious Cushing's syndrome; Herpetic esophagitis; Opportunistic infections

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM;

EID: 1842431528     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000123570.17383.9a     Document Type: Article

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