The ACTH test in the diagnosis of hirsutism

The ACTH test has been used to confirm the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency and the classic and the non-classic adrenal hyperplasia due to the 3-HSD, 21 OH e 110H deficiencies. This article reviews the historical aspects of the use of ACTH in the diagnosis of hirsutism and points out its mains ind...

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Main Authors: Marco Fábio Prata Lima, Márcia Gaspar Nunes, Cláudio Emilio Bonduki, Mauro Abi Haidar, Geraldo Rodrigues Lima, Edmund Chada Baracat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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