Cushing syndrome and pregnancy: Report of two cases

Endocrinologist

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Salgado, Luiz R ^a   Siqueira, Karla F B C ^a   Sancowiski, Mauro ^a   Knoepfelmacher, Mirta ^a   Mouchalwat, Esther ^a   Zugaib, Marcelo ^a   Lucon, Antonio M ^a   Wajchemberg, Bernardo L ^a   Liberman, Bernardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cushing syndrome; Hypercortisolism; Morbidity; Mortality; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR;

EID: 18844393723     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000162164.85143.0e     Document Type: Article

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