Factitious multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2: A case report

Endocrinologist

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 299-301

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Van Hoven, Anne Marie ^a   Wang, Xiangbing ^a,b  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Factitious; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Protooncogene; Test result

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; SYNCOPE; TREMOR;

EID: 37349040980     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TEN.0b013e31815b3862     Document Type: Article

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