Case report: Cushing syndrome clinical presentation related to pigmented nodular adrenal disease
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Case report: Cushing syndrome clinical presentation related to pigmented nodular adrenal disease
Background Patient case report of secondary type2 diabetes description presenting the syndrome of Cushing by PPNAD. SLP, 57, born and living in São Paulo, SP, followed at the Endocrinology Clinic of a Public Hospital, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, Hypertension and Obesity II, in regular use of medications, presenting inadequate glycemic control and blood pressure. Denie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1758-5996
DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-7-s1-a94