Non-Cushingoid Cushing's Syndrome due to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Independent Bilateral Adrenocortical Macronodular Hyperplasia.
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Figure 1 is of a CT scan showing bilateral macronodular adrenal glands in a patient with adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH). AIMAH was fi rst described in 1964 1 . AIMAH is often discovered as a fortuitous radiological fi nding, as in our patient, or during investigation for endogenous hypercortisolism. AIMAH represents less than ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.34.446