Unmasking sarcoidosis following surgery for Cushing disease
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Unmasking sarcoidosis following surgery for Cushing disease
We present a patient with Cushing disease apparently suppressing sarcoidosis, which was unmasked following surgical resection of a pituitary adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-producing microadenoma. Case report and a short review of the literature published in this area. A 46-year-old Caucasian woman presented with symptoms of hypercortisolism such as progressive weight gain, Cushingoid appearance, pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermato-Endocrinology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1938-1980
DOI: 10.4161/derm.29855