Prepubertal Cushing's disease is more common in males, but there is no increase in severity at diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3818-3820

  Storr, Helen L ^a   Isidori, Andrea M ^a   Monson, John P ^a   Besser, G Michael ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a   Savage, Martin O ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 4043094711     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031531     Document Type: Article

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