May primary empty sella turcica be a cause of isolated ACTH deficiency? A case report and the review of related literature

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 745-748

  Gulcan, Erim ^a   Gulcan, Aynur ^b   Taser, Figen ^a   Korkmaz, Ugur ^c   Erbilen, Enver ^a  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kutahya Evliya Celebi State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Isolated ACTII deficiency; Primary empty sella turcica

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRASTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; EVENING DOSAGE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MORNING DOSAGE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SELLA TURCICA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 37849007689     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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