Routine screening for Cushing's syndrome is not required in patients presenting with hirsutism
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Routine screening for Cushing's syndrome is not required in patients presenting with hirsutism.
CONTEXT Prevalence of Cushing's syndrome (CS) in patients presenting with hirsutism is not well known. OBJECTIVE Screening of CS in patients with hirsutism. SETTING Referral hospital. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS This study was carried out on 105 patients who were admitted to the Endocrinology Department with the complaint of hirsutism. INTERVENTION All the patients were evaluated wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-12-0938