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Case report: nocardia infection associated with ectopic cushings
BACKGROUND: Cushing’s syndrome results from exposure to excess glucocorticoids. Ectopic Cushings is endogenous ACTH dependant form of Cushing’s associated with markedly raised ACTH and cortisol levels. This leads to an impaired immune response, setting the stage for occurrence of opportunistic infec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4079169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-51 |