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A rare case of spontaneous Cushing disease remission induced by pituitary apoplexy

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

    P. Souteiro, S. Belo & D. Carvalho

  2. Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    P. Souteiro, S. Belo & D. Carvalho

  3. Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    P. Souteiro, S. Belo & D. Carvalho

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Souteiro, P., Belo, S. & Carvalho, D. A rare case of spontaneous Cushing disease remission induced by pituitary apoplexy. J Endocrinol Invest 40, 555–556 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-017-0645-7

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