Secondary Cushing's syndrome after a single epidural injection of a corticosteroid

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 408-410

  Horani, Mohamad Hosam ^a   Silverberg, Alan B ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MENSTRUATION; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PAIN;

EID: 33750710433     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.11.6.408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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