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Terme préférentiel

Nelson Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A syndrome characterized by HYPERPIGMENTATION, enlarging pituitary mass, visual defects secondary to compression of the OPTIC CHIASM, and elevated serum ACTH. It is caused by the expansion of an underlying ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA that grows in the absence of feedback inhibition by adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS, usually after ADRENALECTOMY.

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K5F1MKKB-J

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 27/04/1977, dernière modification le 06/07/2009