Exacerbations of Graves' disease after unilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 574-576

  Arikan, E ^a   Guldiken, S ^a   Altun, B Ugur ^a   Kara, M ^a   Tugrul, A ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cushing's syndrome; Graves' disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALAISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 4544321124     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347482     Document Type: Article

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