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Desmopressin test in the diagnosis and follow-up of cyclical Cushing's disease.
Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion - 1 Feb 2014
Leal-Cerro Alfonso, Martín-Rodríguez Juan Francisco, Ibáñez-Costa Alejandro, Madrazo-Atutxa Ainara, Venegas-Moreno Eva, León-Justel Antonio, García-Hernández Natividad, Luque Raúl M, Castaño Justo P, Cano David A, Soto-Moreno Alfonso
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of the desmopressin (DDAVP) test in the diagnosis and follow-up of a cyclical Cushing's disease (CCS) case. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Laboratory tests included morning and midnight serum cortisol levels, 24h urine free cortisol excretion, midnight salivary cortisol levels, serum cortisol levels after low (1 mg) and high (8 mg) dexamethasone, plasma ACTH and serum cortisol levels after...
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