Adrenal disease in pregnancy

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 959-973

  Lekarev, Oksana ^a   New, Maria I ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; adrenal disease; adrenal insufficiency; congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); Cushing's disease; Cushing's syndrome; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SALT WASTING; STEROIDOGENESIS; THERAPY EFFECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 81855227711     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: 15321908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.08.004     Document Type: Review

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