Human corticotropin releasing hormone test performance in the differential diagnosis between Cushing's disease and pseudo-Cushing state is enhanced by combined ACTH and cortisol analysis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 891-898

  Arnaldi, Giorgio ^a   Tirabassi, Giacomo ^a   Papa, Roberta ^b   Furlani, Giorgio ^a   Trementino, Laura ^a   Cardinaletti, Marina ^a   Faloia, Emanuela ^a   Boscaro, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING DISEASE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN BRUISING; STRIA; BLOOD; CUSHING SYNDROME; ECTOPIC CORTICOTROPIN PRODUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACTH SYNDROME, ECTOPIC; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66149158125     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0125     Document Type: Article

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