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metyrapone and Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

metyrapone has been researched along with Tuberculosis, Pulmonary in 4 studies

Metyrapone: An inhibitor of the enzyme STEROID 11-BETA-MONOOXYGENASE. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of CUSHING SYNDROME.
metyrapone : An aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. A steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.4) inhibitor, it is used in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.

Tuberculosis, Pulmonary: MYCOBACTERIUM infections of the lung.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Ectopic Cushing's syndrome was suspected on the basis of high urinary free cortisol excretion (UFC) with a blunted circadian profile of serum cortisol and measurable plasma ACTH concentrations."1.29Misdiagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in a patient receiving rifampicin therapy for tuberculosis. ( Alì, A; Angeli, A; Boccuzzi, A; Borretta, G; Cesario, F; Magro, G; Reimondo, G; Terzolo, M, 1995)

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19903 (75.00)18.7374
1990's1 (25.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
FRENKEL, JK1
HINSHAW, CT1
RUTH, W1
BROWN, R1
BAKKE, JL1
BRUN, J1
REVOL, A1
PERRIN-FAYOLLE, M1
Terzolo, M1
Borretta, G1
Alì, A1
Cesario, F1
Magro, G1
Boccuzzi, A1
Reimondo, G1
Angeli, A1
Yamada, S1

Other Studies

4 other studies available for metyrapone and Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

ArticleYear
PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION IN CHRONIC PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    The American review of respiratory disease, 1964, Volume: 89

    Topics: 17-Ketosteroids; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adrenal Insufficiency; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Blood;

1964
[BESNIER-BOECK-SCHAUMANN SARCOIDOSIS AND INITIAL NEUROHYPOPHYSIAL HYPERREACTIVITY: PRACTICAL AND ETIOPATHOGENETIC VALUE OF THE METOPIRONE TEST].
    Bulletins et memoires de la Societe medicale des hopitaux de Paris, 1964, Nov-20, Volume: 115

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Drug Therapy; Endocrine System Diseases; Hypot

1964
Misdiagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in a patient receiving rifampicin therapy for tuberculosis.
    Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme, 1995, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Cushing Syndrome; Diabetes Mell

1995
[Urinary 6beta-hydroxycortisol. II. Urinary 6beta-hydroxycortisol in different diseases and after administration of drugs].
    Nihon Naibunpi Gakkai zasshi, 1973, Jun-20, Volume: 49, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenoma; Adrenal Gland Neoplasms; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Carcinoma; Cushing Syndrome; F

1973