ENDOGENOUS EXCESS CORTISOL PRODUCTION AND DIABETES MELLITUS AS PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Pulmonary cryptococcosis usually occurs as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is associated with cortisol excess and can predispose to development of cryptococcal infections. We report a case of diabetic patient with ACTH secreting pituitary...

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Autores principales: Thangakunam, B, Christopher, D.J., Kurian, S, Thomas, R, James, P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3019345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21264083
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.45281

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