Pregnancy-induced Cushing's syndrome in recurrent pregnancies: Case report and literature review

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Achong, Naomi ^a   D'Emden, Michael ^a   Fagermo, Narelle ^a   Mortimer, Robin ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cushing's syndrome; hypercortisolism; pregnancy induced Cushing's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; CALCIUM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ENOXAPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ACNE; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DENSITOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEADACHE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MOON FACE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THROMBOPHILIA; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; METYRAPONE; NEW ZEALAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84856972333     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01388.x     Document Type: Review

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