Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.

This is a case of a 65 year old lady who presented with Cushing's syndrome secondary to ingestion of a complementary and alternative medicine that has been adulterated with exogenous glucocorticoids. In a clinical consultation, it is important to include assessment of complementary and alternat...

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Main Authors: Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Ahmad, Zaiton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2009
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description This is a case of a 65 year old lady who presented with Cushing's syndrome secondary to ingestion of a complementary and alternative medicine that has been adulterated with exogenous glucocorticoids. In a clinical consultation, it is important to include assessment of complementary and alternative medicine use for a comprehensive care.
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spelling upm.eprints-138432014-09-09T06:43:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13843/ Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine. Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Ahmad, Zaiton This is a case of a 65 year old lady who presented with Cushing's syndrome secondary to ingestion of a complementary and alternative medicine that has been adulterated with exogenous glucocorticoids. In a clinical consultation, it is important to include assessment of complementary and alternative medicine use for a comprehensive care. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina and Ahmad, Zaiton (2009) Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine. Malaysian Family Physician, 4 (2&3). pp. 94-97. ISSN 1985-207X; ESSN: 1985-2274 http://www.e-mfp.org/old/2009v4n2_3/ English
spellingShingle Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina
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Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title_full Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title_fullStr Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title_full_unstemmed Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title_short Cushing's syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine.
title_sort cushing s syndrome secondary to adulterated complementary and alternative medicine
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