Pure Androgen-Secreting Adrenal Adenoma Associated with Resistant Hypertension
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Pure Androgen-Secreting Adrenal Adenoma Associated with Resistant Hypertension
Pure androgen-secreting adrenal adenoma is very rare, and its diagnosis remains a clinical challenge. Its association with resistant hypertension is uncommon and not well understood. We present an 18-year-old female with a 10-year history of hirsutism that was accidentally diagnosed with an adrenal mass during the evaluation of a hypertensive crisis. She had a long-standing history of hirsutism...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Endocrinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6501,2090-651X
DOI: 10.1155/2013/356086