A woman with Cushing's syndrome after use of an Indonesian herb: A case report

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 150-152

  Oldenburg Ligtenberg, P C ^a   Van der Westerlaken, M M L ^a  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; Herbal drugs

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUDESONIDE; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DILTIAZEM; FEXOFENADINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PARACETAMOL; SINATREN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HAND DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INDONESIA; LABORATORY TEST; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 34247465487     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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