Differential diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent cushing syndrome: Role of adrenal venous sampling

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Martins, Raquel G ^a   Agrawal, Reshma ^b   Berney, Daniel M ^b   Reznek, Rodney ^a   Matson, Matthew ^a   Grossman, Ashley B ^a   Druce, Maralyn R ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Departments of Cellular Pathology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METFORMIN; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; SKIN BRUISING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84871384672     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP12136.CR     Document Type: Article

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