Differentiating between Cushing's disease and pseudo-Cushing's syndrome: Comparison of four tests

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 477-486

  Alwani, R A ^a   Jongbloed, L W Schmit ^a   De Jong, F H ^a   Van Der Lely, A J ^a   De Herder, W W ^a   Feelders, R A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOCUSHING SYNDROME; SALIVA LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84899485352     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-13-0702     Document Type: Article

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