Adrenal tuberculosis in Cushing's disease with bilateral macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-223

  Kwon, Hyuk Sang ^a   Kim, Sang Il ^a   Yoo, Soon Jib ^a   Yoon, Kun Ho ^a   Lee, Kwang Woo ^a   Kang, Moon Won ^a   Son, Ho Young ^a   Kang, Sung Koo ^a   Cha, Bong Yun ^a,b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenal tuberculosis; Cushing's disease; Macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (MNH)

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; HYDROCORTISONE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKULL SURGERY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PITUITARY GLAND; TUBERCULOSIS, ENDOCRINE;

EID: 33645847843     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.53.219     Document Type: Article

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