Polycystic ovarian syndrome and Cushing's syndrome: A persistent diagnostic quandary

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-148

  Brzana, Jessica ^a   Yedinak, Christine G ^b   Hameed, Nadia ^a   Plesiu, Adeline ^a   McCartney, Shirley ^b   Fleseriu, Maria ^a,b  

^a Diabetes Clinical Nutrition   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Cushing's syndrome; Diagnosis; Hypercortisolism; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; AGE; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DORSOCERVICAL FAT PAD; FACE DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SKIN BRUISING; SLEEP DISORDER; STRIA; SUPRACLAVICULAR FAT PAD; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

ADULT; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84897393271     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.038     Document Type: Article

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